Below is a response I received from a reviewer concerning a credit I took directly from the ID catalog which indicated that the credit along with supporting documents was acceptable. The reviewer disagrees:
"Additional project documents confirming that the elevator specified in the documentation from the Preliminary Review will be installed and an excerpt from the ID Credit Catalog have been provided. However, the ID Credit Catalog is meant as a brainstorming tool only to assist project teams in the development of new ID credits. Although the strategy may have been considered an innovation when awarded previously, it does not set any precedent to be upheld during a LEED Certification Review."
Maybe there should be addenda to the catalog if credits will not be accepted. Not sure how I was able to get this credit on previous project which did not occur very long ago. Is there addenda for the catalog?
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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May 19, 2011 - 4:34 pm
Lisa, there is no addenda for the catalogue. I would say the reviewer is technically correct in that the catalogue is not precedent-setting, and you can't rely on it for an ID credit. A LEED Interpretation is the more reliable, favored approach at this point (although it costs some $$).That said, it would be nice if there was some consistency about what is approved and not. It's hard to tell from what you posted here if there is any technical significance in terms of what they objected to.