Guardbooth

Melissa Wrolstad

Senior Project Manager

CodeGreen Solutions

LEEDuser Basic Member

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September 27, 2011

I have a project targeting LEED certification where the LEED Site Boundary is drawn around the parking lot surrounding the building. There is a small guard booth being constructed within this LEED Site Boundary at the entrance to the parking lot. The guard booth has a small AC unit and lighting. Does this guard booth need to be included in LEED calculations for the building (e.g. energy modeling, lighting power density, controllability of systems, etc.) or can it be disregarded in all credit calculations?

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Tristan Roberts

Representative

Vermont House of Representatives

LEEDuser Expert

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Mon, 11/07/2011 - 05:10

Melissa, check the LEED Minimum Program Requirements supplemental guidance. I recall that there is some allowance for disregarding auxiliary buildings like this.

RIM Architects

RIM Architects

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Thu, 03/28/2013 - 19:57

I had to research the same issue. It seems that the MPR guidance has changed a bit from the original version (2010) to rev2 (09/01/2011). In the original version, you could exclude small structures that did not meet the MPR (and were therefore not certifiable). It now seems that you should include them, treated as an extension of the main building in relevant credits. Here's the language (I noticed that it says 'can' - not 'must' or 'shall'). from MPR Guidance Rev2; p26 "If there is a non-LEED-certifiable building within the LEED project boundary, the project team can include the non-certifying building within the project boundary in ALL relevant submittals that are allowed and appropriate for each individual credit and prerequisite, essentially treating the non-certifying building as an extension of the certifying building."