This question has been asked many times and I'm wondering if anyone has some more recent experience with a submittal. Our project is part of a 5 building campus to be built over the next few years. Construction on the future phases will not begin until after at least a full year of our project's operation. We will be doing site prep work for the future buildings but only minimal grading and seeding (to avoid erosion, sedimentation, etc.). The MPR seems to contradict itself in this situation, requiring us to include all land associated with the project undertaking but not allowing us to include anything that does not support normal building operation. Any recent submitters have any wisdom on this one? Any particular rulings that might clarify? Thanks!
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Kathryn West
LEED AP BD+C, O+M, Green Globes ProfessionalJLL
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July 9, 2015 - 3:45 pm
I completely agree that this is self-contradictory. I followed the rule to include all land disturbed for the undertaking of the project and then got questioned for why my LEED project boundary was not a normal shape. We included the land disturbed to put in new sanitary sewer line. My take away is make it as box like as possible or if not include a profuse explanation of why you included irregularly shaped parcels of land.