My current project is an addition to an existing building in a campus setting. The addition is on the southwest side of the existing building. Only the newq addition will be certified. Currently the LEED boundary is drawn through the where the addition will be the existing building. However, additional parking is required per the project and will be located to the North of the new addition on the other side of existing parking. The new parking is no where near the addition. It is unclear to me how to draw a LEED boundary to include this parking area without hurting our chances for credits such as SSC7.1 Heat Island Effect - Non-roof. Is it possible to separate the LEED boundary or must I include everything?
Thanks,
Mara Baum
Partner, Architecture & SustainabilityDIALOG
674 thumbs up
May 12, 2010 - 12:41 pm
I would consider the parking to be a separate project and exclude the parking from the site boundary. Given that LEED prohibits you from gerrymandering or otherwise creating strange site boundaries, I think this is reasonable. However, if you are trying to achieve either SSc4.2 or 4.3 you may be forced into campus-wide parking calculations -- I'm not sure. You may want to review the LEED NC Application Guide for Multiple Buildings and On-Campus Building Projects.
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
11474 thumbs up
May 14, 2010 - 1:17 pm
I would also suggest that you check the SSc4.4 forum for a discussion on a related topic.
Jean Marais
b.i.g. Bechtold DesignBuilder Expert832 thumbs up
May 17, 2010 - 12:24 am
I would include the parking as part of the project if it is an integral part of normal building operation. The fact that the parking addition was required says to me that it is.
"1. The LEED project boundary must include all contiguous land that is associated with and supports normal building operations for the LEED project building, including all land that was or will be disturbed for the purpose of undertaking the LEED project
2. The LEED project boundary may not include land that is owned by a party other than that which owns the LEED project unless that land is associated with and supports normal building operations for the LEED project building.." - MPR 3
http://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=6715