Hello I have a project that is comprised of three different buildings that are actually on a college campus. A dining facility; a 6 story housing building and a 2 story multi-use and housing building; Three Buildings all are on the same project site same fenced in area. I am just trying to make a decision as to 1. pursue each building individually and completely separately for all credits; or 2. pursue each building + Campus Approach; or 3. each building + Group approach. i know it depends heavily on many factors but In General is there a pros and cons as to which is more efficient?
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Michelle Rosenberger
PartnerArchEcology
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May 19, 2014 - 2:59 pm
Hi Lou,
We have several campus projects. A Master Site with campus credits will yield different certs for each project (unlike group credits) and will provide some synergies for the site credits though likely much of the projects will remain separate. The primary benefit is typically the 20% discount off the certification fees of the individual projects by virtue of associating them with the Master Site. If the buildings are sizable, the savings can be significant.
Donald Green
Sr Project Manager / Operations ManagerProgressive AE
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June 10, 2014 - 9:44 am
Lou,
You also would not be able to do a Group as your 3 buildings are too different from each other. A Group Certification really wants all the buildings in the Group to be very similar, otherwise documenting the Group credits becomes difficult.