ID Credit for Occupant Wellness

Sara, I don't have experience with this option, and haven't seen it discussed before on LEEDuser. I would say, though, that the availability of the programs doesn't sound sufficient. An anonymous occupant survey to see how many people participant, along with regular communication to occupants encouraging use of the programs, would probaby go along way. Those strategies aren't so applicable for an NC project, though.

Sara, I cannot provide any details, but I know that a NC v2.2 project got this kind of ID credit. It was for a large health insurance company headquarters that got LEED Platinum. We were the MEP engineers, so I really only know that they got the point, not how they did it or documented it. My guess is as a insurance company, they had data and participation data to support just about anything.

Sara - I'd be interested to know if you went for that innovation point and if it was approved. Our client has a pretty extensive employee wellness program in place and can get data to back it up and I plan to pursue the credit. Thanks!

I noticed something like your suggestion in the old / very outdated CIR database, so I've been keeping an eye out for these strategies. I'm not sure how relevant this may be (I don't have time to really review), but I recently heard that many NYC projects have achieved an ID point for "Active Design", and I think it could be a similar concept to what you've suggested --- promoting occupants' health & wellness. You can look here for more information on the NYC programs... As they say this is a "Discussion of synergies between active design and sustainable design initiatives such as LEED and PlaNYC." http://www.nyc.gov/html/ddc/html/design/active_design.shtml http://centerforactivedesign.org/guidelines/ Good luck! Let us know if you succeed.