LEED for Homes

My understanding was that a multi-family residential building with approximately 300 units would be best suited to be certified using LEED for Homes - Mid-Rise, but that the rating system would not be available until for registration and building certification until late 2012. I would like to register the project early in 2011 and believe that registration as LEED-EBOM would be the only rating system possible at this time. I have attempted to register the project on LEEDonline but see no option for Homes - Mid-rise.

LEED for Homes Midrise is available for projects four to six stories high. If it is higher than 6 stories, then you should use NC. You should contact your local Provider for an application, checklist, requirements, etc. before you register with USGBC. Please go to USGBC's site at http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=2135 and click on the green "Register" button. There is no separate category for mid-rise.

Sorry - correction, the Midrise category is available through the registration link above.

If I was unclear, the building is existing and looking to pursue LEED certification without a major renovation. With this information, does LEED-NC still apply? As originally stated, I thought that LEED-EBOM would be more appropriate.

I didn't realize it was a gut-rehab. USGBC's guidelines for gut-rehab in Homes require that most major systems and components must be replaced and exterior walls (either on the inside or outside) opened for QII. Guidelines and eligibility requirements are on the link above. We only work on LEED for Homes projects, so I guess EBOM should be more appropriate. NC for a new building.

I see that one building project (the Filmore in SF) has used EB, but I can't find any other examples and only managed it through access to the individual tenant utility bills. Has anyone tried to use Case 2 for an existing multifamily residential condo project? EAp2 and EAc 1 seem to be the major stumbling blocks here.