Would a project including the development of a luxurious resort hotel be eligible for certification under v4 NC? The project will consist of different buildings (reception, spa facilities, apartments, etc.) all serving the same programmable use. In other words, the project will consist of multiple structures physically connected by circulation, and mechanical rooms. In addition, the structures (buildings) will not have dependency from each other since all of them are needed to make the hotel development operational.
We have been confused because LEED v4 Ref.Guide (p.29) refers that “If another building within the LEED project boundary is eligible for LEED certification, it may be included in the certification if USGBC’s multiple building guidance is followed.” Does this mean that we have to use the multiple application guidance, even though the buildings comprising the project cannot operate independently?
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Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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April 10, 2016 - 9:02 am
Are they interdependent in terms of HVAC and energy systems, etc.? It sounds like you are sayinag that they are interdependent because they are all part of the same facility, which is not the same. It sounds more like they are separate buildings that would be certified under multiple buildings guidance.
Charalampos Giannikopoulos
Senior Sustainability ConsultantDCarbon
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April 11, 2016 - 4:38 am
Hi Tristan, after digging in the addenda table we saw that hotels, resorts, and resort properties, as defined by ENERGY STAR building rating purposes, may include more than one physically distinct building in a single LEED project, as long as each building is less than 25,000 sq. ft, which would allow all resort buildings to be included into one project.