We have a gated Residential Compound consisting of around 60 buildings - 4 to 5 stories high - different models. The buildings are distributed on two main pieces of land of equal areas separated by a main road. the whole compound is owned and will be operated by one developer. 4 out of the 60 residential buildings have commercial stores on the first floor. There is also one social club building + one commercial and administrative building (area 70,000 sf and gross area is 200,000 sf) + one nursery. The total land area is 3,000,000 sf - the actual building area is 700,000 sf - The Gross building area is 2,800,000 sf.
We want to propose to the client the following approaches :
1- ND-plan with certification of the commercial and administrative building (the problem is NPDp3 - connectivity because of the gated aspect)
2- Certifying the whole lot using Campus approach and LEED BD+C Core and Shell.
3- Only certifying the club (NC) and the mall (core and shell)
Are these approaches technically applicable ? are we getting it right?
Eliot Allen
LEED AP-ND, PrincipalCriterion Planners
LEEDuser Expert
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April 11, 2016 - 11:21 am
Abdelhamid, regarding the ND v4 Plan option, there is an ND minimum program requirement of two buildings, and you're correct that any part of the circulation system counted towards connectivity cannot be gated, plus there must be a through-connection on the project boundary at least every 800 feet.
Eliot