Dear All,
we are applying the Campus Approach to certify a set of buildings within the same site (using the LEED NC BD+C v4).
We are using the guidance of the following document: LEED Campus Guidance For Projects on a Shared Site - Applicable to LEED 2009 and LEED v4 Design and Construction, and Operations and Maintenance Rating Systems, Updated April 1, 2014.
According to the above referred document, MR P1 Storage of Recyclables is eligible for the Campus Approach. However, we could not find specific guidance related with the following issue:
- Can we have only one storage collection area in a single building that storage all recyclables waste from all buildings within the campus?
- Can we have several storage collection areas (for different recyclables waste), in different buildings (i.e., collection area for glass and paper located in building A and collection area for other recyclables in building B)?
Can you provide us with guidance / clarifications related with the use of campus approach for this specific credit ?
Thanks in advance
Jim Nicolow
Director of SustainabilityLord Aeck Sargent
LEEDuser Expert
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September 11, 2020 - 4:27 pm
I don't have experience with this precise situation, but have found the reviewers generally approve an approach as long as you can articulate how it meets the prerequisite's intent (essentially making recycling convenient for occupants). I wouldn't expect an issue with centralized storage of recyclables; however, centralized collection would likely be problematic. For instance, if an occupant must leave their building and go to another building to recycle a glass beverage container versus discarding it in the trash within their building, recycling is not convenient and the reviewers would presumably not deem that the intent was met.
emily reese moody
Sustainability Director, Certifications & ComplianceJacobs
LEEDuser Expert
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September 11, 2020 - 5:50 pm
I have had similar circumstances.
Most individual buildings have one central storage/pickup area, usually a loading dock or dumpster where all of the building's items go for the hauler to pick up and carry away. We've supplied a narrative explaining how the recyclable items were picked up within each tenant space and then transported to the collection area.
I have also had buildings that did not have their own collection/storage area, but when they're items were collected within the building (like by janitorial staff), we provided a narrative explaining how they get from the project building to the central collection area in a separate building/location on the campus. For us, it was via golf carts.