I am submitting an appeal for IEQp1 and uploaded new Mechanical Schedules to the PIf4 form to demonstrate that the inconsistencies that were present were due to a design change. When I am submitting for the appeal I am being charged $500 for the appeal and $800 for the line item LEED-NC v2009 Appeal Review-Energy. Is this due to changing the PI form? I had not seen anythng suggesting that you get charged for changing the PI form. Any insights as to why there is this additional $800 charge and how to handle it? Just want to know about people's experience with this.
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Marcus Sheffer
LEED Fellow7group / Energy Opportunities
LEEDuser Expert
5921 thumbs up
December 17, 2012 - 3:23 pm
That sounds like the amount for an EAp2 appeal. If you changed the mechanical schedules would that create an inconsistency between EQp1 and EAp2?
Erika Duran
Sustainability ConsultantDagher Engineering
72 thumbs up
December 17, 2012 - 4:51 pm
Spoke to a representative and it looks like there are what are called "complex credits" IEQp1 falls under this. The charge for Complext credits is $800.00. http://www.gbci.org/main-nav/building-certification/fees/bdc.aspx
The $500.00 charge seems to be for the PIf4 form. Have sent a direct inquiry to the USGBC to clarify what the procedure should be. I did not think there was a charge PI forms to be reivewed. Will follow up with the response.
Elke Malleier
Dr.Sustainability & Green Building Consultant
10 thumbs up
April 18, 2013 - 3:03 am
Erika, did you get a response if you have to pay for changing the PI forms?
Have found the answer in LEED online Help.
"As with prerequisites and credits, Project information Forms that have not been approved may be submitted for an appeal review for $500 per form.
Erika Duran
Sustainability ConsultantDagher Engineering
72 thumbs up
April 18, 2013 - 9:01 am
Elke thanks for that. The form was originally approved and the revised schedules were uploaded after the second design review, since the form showed a change, the system indicated that there should be a charge. However I emailed a feedback form explaining the situation and the rep said he would adjust the invoice for me and not charge me the additional $500.00 - which I thought was fair since we were clarifying the credit and the revised schedules were to address a few discrepancies between how the system was designed and how we filled out the form. Additionally we provided a narrative clarifying the ventilation strategy which wasn't as cut and dry as the form would have you think. It took a while and a couple of inquiries but we go the prereq approved. I guess that's just the nature of the beast.