We have a client who is planning on building an industrial park. Initially our idea was to approach the certification through the Campus Program. However, he wants to include the site in the Neighborhood Development rating system and eventually try and pursue the Campus Program. Is this even possible? Is Neighborhood Development the appropriate choice for an industrial park?
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Eliot Allen
LEED AP-ND, PrincipalCriterion Planners
LEEDuser Expert
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November 7, 2013 - 12:21 pm
Rodrigo, it's possible for a 100% non-residential project to go through ND, including industrial parks. However, many ND credits reward residential, retail, and mixed-use designs, so an industrial park would be somewhat disadvantaged in terms of achievable credits. That said, a strong argument could be made for industrial areas striving for the same sustainable urbanism promoted in other community districts, and ND could be a strong tool for accomplishing that goal. Once an area is ND certified, it's still possible to process buildings through other LEED programs, and beginning with v4 there's an LT credit for locating buildings in an ND neighborhood.
In terms of the pros and cons when choosing a LEED program, if you haven't already seen them, two useful USGBC references are: LEED Application Guide for Multiple Buildings & On-Campus Building Projects, and LEED-ND on Campuses (the latter is university-oriented, but still possibly helpful).
Eliot
Rodrigo Gomez Junco
LEED AP BD+CSINERGI Integrated Building Sciences, LLC
November 7, 2013 - 1:23 pm
Eliot, thanks for your response – that clears things up.
I went through the LEED Application Guide for Multiple Buildings & On-Campus Building Projects and thought that could work fine. I guess I’ll prepare a pros and cons list for both options and let the client decide.
Thanks for your help.