Hello,
I have a question regarding the approach for our project that wants to be LEEd certified. The project site consists of 9 buildings with similar use. In particula, the principal activity of the buildings is Hotel, but each building a part from hotel, has an different activity added to it primary funcion( such as gym, office, bar/restaurant..). Activities are diveded as following:
Building 1- Hotel, gym, restaurant
Building 2: Hotel and restaurant
Building 3 Hotel
Building 4: Restaurant
Building 5: Hotel and gym
Building6: Hotel
Building 7: Hotel and office
Building 8: Hotel and gym
Building: Club house
Obviously all buildings have one owner and one property boundary.
My question is, if we can use LEED interpretation 10203 for certifie all building as an single building, or we should apply campus guidance for this project?
Thank you in advance
Ana Milinkovic
Andrey Kuznetsov
ESG consultant, LEED AP BD+CSelf Employed
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May 11, 2024 - 3:02 pm
Not for you (since a lot of time passed) but for others with such question - yes, it's possible to certifiy all this buildings as one according to LEED interpretation 10203, but one must be sure that all requirements of this interpretation are met:
1. The buildings included in the LEED certification must be a part of the same identity. For example, the buildings are all part of the same elementary school and not a mix of elementary school and high school buildings together in the same certification.
2. The project must be analyzed as a whole (i.e. in aggregate) for all Minimum Program Requirements (MPRs), prerequisites, and credits in the LEED rating system.
3. The buildings included in the LEED certification must share a common site/campus that can meet the requirements of MPR 3 for defining a single, shared, and reasonable site boundary, as explained in the LEED 2009 MPR Supplemental Guidance.
4. The submittal documentation for the certification of these projects must include all of the square footage for all of the buildings as well as all land area defined in the LEED project boundary.
5. There is no specific limit on the number of building structures but the total aggregate square footage of gross floor area that can be included in a single project shall not exceed 1 million.
6. Any single building structure in such a complex that is larger than 25,000 square feet must be registered as a separate project, or treated as a separate building in a group certification approach using the AGMBC. EXCEPTION: For LEED EBO&M group certification of K-12 schools, hospital (General Medical and Surgical), hotels, resorts, and resort properties projects with single building structures exceeding 25,000 square feet, a single Energy Star Rating may be used to document compliance with EA Prerequisite 2, and the AGMBC requirements for EA Prerequisite 2 do not apply. However, the AGMBC requirements do apply to building structures larger than 25,000 square feet for all other relevant credits and prerequisites described in the AGMBC.
Ilaria Colombo
June 14, 2024 - 6:39 am
What happens if I have two buildings with different functions, for example offices and hotels (owned by the same entity).
Are they considered part of the same identity?
Andrey Kuznetsov
ESG consultant, LEED AP BD+CSelf Employed
33 thumbs up
June 23, 2024 - 6:09 am
No, since it's not an similar use and offices not fall under LEED Interpretation 10203.
It can only if it can be presented as one building/project.
Kath Williams
LEED Fellow 2011, PrincipalKath Williams + Associates
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June 24, 2024 - 10:48 am
One of our current projects is a large resort. We completed LEED-Campus for the Master Site, registered 6 buildings separately (three lodges, a ski lodge, signature restaurant, and a spa). Buildings will be individually certified
The private residences are being certified under LEED-Homes.
Use of LEED-Hospitality has been helpful.