We have currently drawn our LEED boundary to include all areas that our building/scope of work is impacting. As this is a campus there are other buildings and site improvements that the client would like to make in the future. These future projects will also seek LEED certification. There is parking areas that are part of the campus on either side of our project boundary but not within our project boundary. These parking areas are slated to be renovated as part of the future projects mentioned above. We are not adding any parking with our project. The client encourages their staff to use public transportation and near by public parking as the campus has too little parking. Building users are not restricted from using the parking adjacent to our project (currently outside of our project boundary and scope of work). My question Is, is it safe to exclude the parking adjacent to our site from our LEED boundary as the client wants it to be associated with future construction projects and it is not part of our scope of work? I could get the client to write a letter that supports these claims if needed.
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Lisa Sawin
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February 22, 2013 - 1:34 am
Also we seeking clarification on "temporary structures". As job site trailers and C trains (for staging) are temporary will these need to be included in the LEED boundary or can they be excluded?
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
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March 12, 2013 - 8:09 pm
Lisa, in most projects, jobsite trailers will be within the area impacted by the project and this within the LEED project boundary. However, that doesn't mean that you need to treat them as part of the square footage you are certifying—to the contrary, you most likely shoudn't.Regarding including the parking, think about whether that parking supports the normal operations of the building, per the MPR language above. I'd review that, and post back here with your thoughts and further questions.