Dear All,
We are working on a project located in Italy, which would pursue the LEED certification under a 2009 version and we are wondering about the most appropriate rating system to use.
The project refers to a new construction that have the following features:
• It concerns a long-term care facility for rehabilitation and senior housing services
• It will be accredited to the National Health Office
• It includes mixed use facilities supporting the main use, such as:
○ Fitness area
○ Place of Worship
○ Offices
○ Kitchen and canteen
○ Surgeries
• Rooms for patients occupy around the 50% of the GFA.
The Owner would like to pursue, for this project, LEED Italia 2009 Nuove Costruzioni e Ristrutturazioni, which is a NC rating system, not specific for Heathcare facilitities.
Could you confirm that LEED Italia fits with this project?
Thank you.
Best regards.
Susan Walter
HDRLEEDuser Expert
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August 21, 2015 - 9:27 am
I think the first thing you need to do is understand the agreement between the USGBC and the LEED Italia group. LEED Italia would be my first stop. I do not know.
However, I do know LEED HC and if you were writing from the US, I would ask you to clarify your surgery use and how long a patient undergoing surgery would stay at the facility. Given the information you've provided, it could be a hospital and hospitals should be in LEED HC.
Good luck and let us know what you find.
Emmanuel Pauwels
OwnerGreen Living Projects
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August 22, 2015 - 2:23 am
Elisa, I have done a LEED Italy project recently and found it to be nothing more than a translation of the BD+C v3 rating system. In your case you would need to apply BD+C Healthcare which makes much more sense for your project.
Elisa Sirombo
Sustainability specialistGET srl
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August 24, 2015 - 5:07 am
Thank you Susan and Emmanuel for your reply.
Surgery use is connected with the main function of the facility, that will be primary dedicated to the intensive rehabilitation, especially neuromuscular rehabilitation.
Following your advice, I suppose that LEED HC fits better for this project.
Best regards.
Elisa
Elisa Sirombo
Sustainability specialistGET srl
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September 4, 2015 - 9:54 am
Dear all,
If the project will be only a nursing home, do you think that LEED NC could be used?
Thank you in advance.
Elisa