Good day everyone, I have few questions in related to LEED ND. Some are general and some are specific to this particular credits. But I can't find place to put general LEED ND question. So I put it here.

  1. Currently the development is still on planning stage. Do we need to obtain local authority approval on master planning prior to LEED ND certification?
  2. If the project is going for LEED ND: Plan, as potentially it will pursue certification during planning stage. We would like to understand on the flexibility that the development able to have. As the 30 development will be split into few phases and there will be potential of modification that might come from local authority regulation (if any)
  3. Additionally by going for LEED ND: Plan, are we able to get the full certificate OR we should continue to proceed with LEED ND: Building Project in the future for full certificate? As the rating system informed it will be different awards. Appreciate if anyone can highlight on the major differences on award between these 2 rating systems and way forward needed after final certification on each rating systems
  4. Is there LEED ND certification expiry? Since the development will take more than 5 years to be fully constructed and the developer would like to use the certification for long term.
  5. Within the LEED ND, one of the building shall be LEED BD+C certified or 75% floor area shall be LEED ID+C certified, as per GIB Prerequisite: Certified Green Building. If the master planning is still on conceptual and no detailed design sufficient to proceed for LEED BD+C at one of the building. How we can tackle this issue? Is undertaking later that in future there will be one building LEED BD+C certified able to show compliance?
  6. With the project on planning stage and potential of letter of undertaking needed. What will be the process on clarification and verification needed if letter of undertaking is needed and accpted?