I need some input.
I have a project with an existing LEED boundary. The client did some site work - hardscaping and landscaping within the boundary after our project was occupied. Does this create a problem for us and our original LEED project? It seems to me that a building owner should be able to work on their site without affecting the certification of a building. Please comment asap -- infact a direct comment to my email is appreciated susan.robertson@ibigroup.com.
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Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
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March 12, 2013 - 7:08 pm
Susan, a BD&C certification is really a snapshot in time. It is understood that a building will change over time, and as long as long-term agreements required by LEED such as MPR6 are adhered to, well, there are no LEED police, as people say. Management is encouraged to register with LEED-EBOM to keep the ball rolling.That said, if the kind of work you describe took place within the scope of work of the project that got certified, then it should be reflected in the LEED application. If the LEED application hasn't yet been finalized, then you should modify it. And, while there aren't LEED police, there is a certification challenge policy discussed in the LEED certification manual.