We have a campus project consists of 2 towers with retail corporate considered LEED CS and 2 residential towers that are not LEED certified , is underground parking on 5 levels with a design criterion of energy-efficient lighting from standard ASHRAE 90.1-2007 .
For the operation and functioning of parking lots, are separated as follows :
The distribution of the parking lot corresponding to the residential towers are located in the basement 1, 2 and 3 to 50 %
The distribution of the parking lot corresponding to the office towers and retail are located in the basement 1, 2, 3 to 50% and 4, 5 in 100% of the entire parking lot.
It is important, the separation of parking from levels 1 , 2 and 3 are physically divided by a wall.
Our question is :
How do we consider our LEED Baundary , as parking in residential towers do not apply for LEED?
Regards
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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April 16, 2014 - 7:39 am
Gabriel, I am going to focus on the question you asked at the end and the put aside the other detail for now. Let me know if this approach is confusing.Are you referring to the LEED Interpretation stating that parking garages cannot be LEED certified? If so, that only applies to certifying parking garages on their own.Parking supports the normal operations of a building and should be included within the boundary. In your situation it is typical to divide up parking areas and levels among individual LEED projects.
gabriel Morales
ArchitectKmbio
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April 16, 2014 - 11:11 am
Thanks Tristan,
The question we have is in the EAp2 in the energy model, considering the parking garage of the residential towers will not be LEED certified.
We do not want to benefit from an area that is not for us.
Reviewing the forum mentioned that there was no problem in dividing the parking garage operation.
What do you recommend?
Anya Fiechtl
ArchitectBuro Happold
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July 22, 2015 - 6:15 pm
We have a similar question, regarding an accessory building that houses renewable energy equipment, recycling storage, and charging stations for electric golf carts. It is unoccupied, and non-certifiable, but serves the main building and plays an integral part in several LEED credits and prerequisites.
The MPR Guidance (Sept 2011 revision) states the following:
NON-LEED-CERTIFIABLE BUILDING ON SITE
If there is a non-LEED-certifiable building within the LEED project boundary, the project team can include the non-certifying building within the project boundary in ALL relevant submittals that are allowed and appropriate for each individual credit and prerequisite, essentially treating the non-certifying building as an extension of the certifying building.
I noticed it says the project team "can" include the non-certifying building in "ALL" relevant submittals... is there any clarification on determining if inclusion of the non-certifiable building is optional, and how to determine which credits and prerequisites are relevant?
Specifically, I'm wondering about the building area calcs, energy model, and material credits.