Hello, We are working on a project for a privately funded college on a single site, in existing multiple buildings. There are 6 buildings on this site, 1 of these buildings will be occupied by another business not associated with the college. 3 of the 5 buildings are mainly classrooms and administration, 1 building will be library, and the 5th building has a full first floor dining facility, with classrooms above. Not sure if i should register individually or as multiple buildings. The dining room may not qualify under LEED. They are trying for Certified Level for the project. Thanks for any guidance..
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Melanie Jacosbon
PrincipalIntegrated Design 360 LLC
April 9, 2013 - 9:20 pm
I am assuming that you are doing a major renovation for these buildings and you are pursuing LEED 2009 BD&C. In this case, you follow the LEED Application Guide for Multiple Buildings and On-Campus Building Projects (AGMBC). You will need to follow both the initial guide published in October 2010 and the Appendix A published in October of 2011. You will first need register the projects as a "Block". Each building should be registered individually within the block. In addition, you will need to register a project entitled "Master Site". This is a separate LEED ID # that identifies the campus level information relating to each of the buildings. The "Master Site" will not receive a certification. The Appendix A outlines the methodology for showing credits both at the Master Site level and individual building level.
Kevin Perry
PrincipalPacific Cornerstone Architects
April 10, 2013 - 12:02 pm
Thanks Melanie. These buildings are currently shell conditions. We were looking at LEED CI v4 as the rating system. That appeared to be the most well matched of the rating systems. We looked at the requirement for % of building square footage dedicated to learning space and the project doesn't meet the minimum to qualify for LEED Schools, from our initial review. When we initially register the project do you know if we are required to register each specific building, and then identify as a group ( block). What is the benefit of a Multiple Building approach? Thanks all for any help..