Hi all,
I have a two-part question on the 'diverse uses' part of this credit.
1 - For the "Community Anchor Uses" category, only commercial offices are listed as qualifying types. Can we count two different qualifying offices within our radius in this category, as we are allowed to count two for each of the other categories?
2 - Our project is right in the middle of a large, public university campus. Can we count their office buildings as "commercial" if they have administrative (or other) buildings that are not classrooms, labs, or otherwise involved with student activities?
Kara Strong
Project Director , Sustainable Design ConsultingLEEDuser Expert
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July 11, 2018 - 3:20 pm
Hi Emily,
Here are my thoughts:
1. There are two options for Community anchor uses: commercial offices and housing. I don't see why you can't count 2 large office buildings as part of your diverse use compliance path.
2. I also think admin buildings should count as office buildings, assuming they have more than 100 FTE.
emily reese
Senior Sustainability Coordinator , JacobsLEEDuser Expert
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July 11, 2018 - 6:32 pm
Thanks, Kara. I saw questions about the housing in the forum, but hadn't noticed it had been updated after publication (looking at a PDF of the Reference Guide). That will help for sure, as they do have several large dorms within our radius.
I emailed LEED Coach for info about the admin buildings, too, but haven't heard back yet. I'll post the results here when received.