I got this below from the LEED Help Center, which I find really confusing, and does not accord with the current LEED Online for Campus/Master Site format. Does anyone have any insight?
How do I transfer completed form information from the Master Site to the campus project credit without having to re-input and re-upload information?
Answer
There’s no need to transfer documentation in the campus project’s scorecard. On the campus project’s scorecard, select the master site you wish to reference via the drop down menu to the right of the credit name. By default, this drop down will say “project credit,” indicating that the credit is being attempted within the campus project and is not referencing a pre-approved Master Site credit. Selecting a Master Site ID in this drop down indicates to the reviewer that you are pulling that master site credit, instead of documenting it for the campus project.
Eric Anderson
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July 16, 2015 - 3:12 pm
Hello Deborah, The answer you received is correct, as long as you are talking about a project that was set-up using the 'campus' functionality in New LEED Online.
Please note that the actual form data used to document campus credit compliance in the Master Site is never actually entered into the corresponding credit form in the individual campus project. Instead the campus credit documentation & form data is retained in the master site only, and it is simply cross-referenced in the 'child'/campus project/s. You do still have to attempt & submit the credit for review in each campus project, but all the documentation remains in the Master Site where, presumably, it was already reviewed & approved.
If your project was registered earlier using the 'block' functionality in LEED Online v3, the approach is a little different. There would be no drop-down menu on the Scorecard (aka Credits page/tab), but you would still need to attempt the credit in the individual campus project, and you would just check the Special circumstances check-box on the credit form and include a note in the narrative section there indicating that the project is claiming this campus credit from the related Master Site. When doing so, be sure to include the name & ID number of that master site, which, I should note, must also be registered within the same 'Block' as the campus projects it supports. If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to contact us via the USGBC website.
Deborah Lucking
Director of SustainabilityFentress Architects
LEEDuser Expert
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July 17, 2015 - 12:01 pm
Eric,
thanks for your response. I think we are clear on the old "block" approach. it is the New LEED Online that mystifies me:
With the New LEED Online, the campus credits webpage includes the same credits for each of the projects. e.g., SSc5.1 Project A; SSc5.1 Project B, SSc5.2 Project C, and so on. Do I then duplicate (or triplicate, etc.) the campus information for each individual project? Doesn't this defeat the purpose of a campus approach?
I had called up the GBCI help line with this question, and was advised to complete the campus credits on the project level...
So, am still confused.
Deborah Lucking
Director of SustainabilityFentress Architects
LEEDuser Expert
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July 20, 2015 - 12:54 pm
All,
Here's the answer to my query above -
select either, or the more restrictive option. This is because the credit might read differently for the different rating systems (NC, CS, CI, etc).
THEN when in the individual project page, hover over the credit, and the option of "project credit" or "master site credit" will appear; select the "master site credit" option.
Also, regarding the PIfs for Campus projects, don't overthink (like I did) the Project level PIfs. They do not link up to the credit forms in the way that they do for non-campus projects. Simply input the campus site information (not project site info) for site credits such as SSc5, WEc1.
Thanks USGBC for reaching out and providing the clarification!
Petra Holoubkova
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April 11, 2019 - 8:16 am
Hi Deborah,
so when you select the more restrictive option for one rating system (e.g SSc5.1 Project A), would you have the remaining ones (SSc5.1 Project B, SSc5.1 Project C,..) marked as "attempted" within the Master Site but leave the forms, tresholds and uploads blank? This is still a bit unclear to me so any info would be appreciated. Many thanks!
Deborah Lucking
Director of SustainabilityFentress Architects
LEEDuser Expert
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April 11, 2019 - 12:02 pm
Petra,
all this happened awhile back, and I suspect the forms have all changed (we no longer have any campus projects under LEED 2009, so cannot say for sure). The most effective way I've found, is to check off the Project Credits as attempted, and provide your explanations/narratives in the "Alternative Compliance" box. From what we have seen, we believe the review work flow is to refer BACK to the Master Site credits, but not the other way around.
Good luck.
Petra Holoubkova
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April 12, 2019 - 6:18 am
Deborah,
thank you for your reply. The project is actually registered under v4, sorry for confusion by using the v2009 credit names.
Referring to Master Site credit from the individual Project credit is quite clear and makes sense. However what I had on mind was how does it work with documenting campus credits on Master site level? We have three buildings with three different rating systems. Therefore every campus credit on Master site is displayed three times (e.g. Reduced parking for Retail, NC and Warehouses). So I´m wondering whether we just choose to submit evidence for one, more restrictive option if applicable(e.g. Reduced parking for Retail) and leave the remaining two credits blank..or we should fill all three of them? That doesnt seem very efficient to me as the forms and evidence for campus credits are identical. I suppose there is a limited number of rating systems, so you would never have to do it more than 8 times even if you have lets say 20 buildings on your Master site, but still..
Deborah Lucking
Director of SustainabilityFentress Architects
LEEDuser Expert
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April 12, 2019 - 11:57 am
Good point. It appears that you are already aware that you are limited up to 3 rating systems in the campus, and also that "project teams must document a campus credit via the most stringent credit requirements."
I'm not sure I understand your example: the Credit language for NC, NC-Retail and NC-Warehouse are the same. Without knowing more information, I would assign a proportion of the total number of parking spaces to the three buildings, and show that each meets the Credit requirement.
Have you requested for a LEED Coach yet for your project? The Coach is usually the best person to approach with such questions.
Michelle Rosenberger
PartnerArchEcology
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April 12, 2019 - 12:24 pm
Hi Petra,
We have quite a few Master Sites with different rating system projects. As you say, we use the most stringent requirements in the Master Site documentation. Then in the specific project, we just note on the forms in the Special Circumstances that we are using a Master Site credit and we put the MS project ID. But we don't otherwise document the credit on the project level.