I'm unsure as to whether I should pursue LEED NC or Homes Mid-Rise certification for a university dormitory project (4-5 stories). The definition of "residential" in the selection guide seems to imply that each unit should have its own cooking area, whereas this building would have one central kitchen per floor and a campus dining hall across the street. There seems to be some leeway in the selection guide, as it talks about the project team's discretion in applying the label "residential" to a particular area. Would Homes Mid-Rise even apply here, and if we have a choice between the two, how do we pick the better fit?
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Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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February 5, 2013 - 9:43 am
Bethany, I think dorms have typicaly fallen under LEED-NC, as a commercial, not a residential, building type, for reasons that you point out.