I am working on a project that is being completed in 2 phases.
Phase 1 is completed and a certified LEED project. The Phase 1 LEED Project Area included an area that was going to be a water feature, but, the water feature was not completed in Phase 1 (it was completed as vegetated open space).
Phase 2 is a LEED registered project and it has completed design. The project plans to complete the water feature that was in the Phase 1 LEED Project Area.
My question is do I include the area for the water feature in the Phase 2 LEED Project Area, or since it was already included in Phase 1, I exclude it? This project is not a campus project.
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Susan Walter
HDRLEEDuser Expert
1296 thumbs up
August 29, 2011 - 2:05 pm
Does not completing the water feature in Phase 1 impact any credits for Phase 1? I would recommend that you modify your credit spreadsheets for Phase 1. Your LEED boundaries can overlap and even build upon each other. However, you want to make sure that Phase 1 is accurate before trying to gain credit for the work in Phase 2. Any reviewer will want to know why your are taking credit for something they would consider already competed unless you modify Phase 1 forms.
Mark Meaders
Sustainable LeaderHDR, Inc.
LEEDuser Expert
128 thumbs up
August 29, 2011 - 2:23 pm
The water feature itself was NOT included in our submittal for Phase 1. The land and open space was included in Phase 1 for the LEED Project Area and SSc5.2. Phase 1 was accurate based on the project itself.
That being said, since Phase 1 did benefit from the open area where the water feature is going in Phase 2, how is that accounted for in our Phase 2 submittal?
Steve Loppnow
Sustainability Account ManagerStok
LEEDuser Expert
294 thumbs up
February 26, 2012 - 5:42 pm
That's a tricky question, how did you resolve this? It sounds like the water feature should be included in your Phase 2 boundary as it is part of your scope. However, when you submit the open space credit you confirm that the open space will remain for the life of the building. Would you have earned the open space credit without the area that will now be a water feature?