Our project that has been submitted for certification was completed in early 2012. The project was built exactly as it was submitted for the LEED review. Meanwhile, another building has been added which just slightly overlaps our LEED boundary, causing some of the existing parking lot within the LEED boundary to be removed. It did not take away any open space that we claimed, as it was parking lot that was removed. However, we did have to relocate our preferred parking from what was originally submitted. The new project was not within our scope, and none of the design or construction team that worked on our project worked on the new building. Because we resubmitted the location of the preferred parking and explained why we did, the reviewer now wants to see the new building on our site plan and have us revise our LEED boundary and revise any related credits. The original LEED boundary accurately reflected our project and scope. Quite frankly, had the project been submitted just after completion of construction, the question would not have even arisen as the new project was not yet in the works. It does not seem right to change it now just because the Owner later did more work on the site completely independently of our project.
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Heather DeGrella
Sustainable Design Director, Associate PrincipalOpsis Architecture
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April 23, 2014 - 1:21 pm
Update on the above: I was able to request a call with a GBCI rep to talk through the details. They were quick to respond and very helpful. In a nutshell, we will be allowed to keep the LEED boundary the same but are asked to provide a narrative and plan that explains (to the best of our knowledge) how the new development won't impact any attempted Site credits, especially the Open Space credit which must be preserved for the life of the building.