Hi, I am doing an office tower which locates on a podium together with another tower. I just choose the total building site as the LEED site. But after submitted for the pre-certification, the response said that the site shouldn't includes the podium and the other tower, in addition to the office tower that is pursuing certification. So I dont know how to set the LEED boundary. Shall I just set the boundary which only has the office building in it? Thanks a lot!
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Andres Schwarz
PrincipalNRG-AR / Green Certification Consultants
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December 31, 2015 - 6:07 pm
Hi Jie. Maybe these definitions from the MPR Supplemental Guidance Revision #2, Last Updated: September 1, 2011 (http://www.usgbc.org/resources/leed-2009-mpr-supplemental-guidance-revis...) can help:
-LEED Project: All real property within the LEED project boundary, including the building(s) or space(s), all structures, land, etc. which collectively are attempting or have earned certification.
-LEED Project Boundary: The line that indicates the limits of the real property for which the project team is attempting or has earned certification.
-LEED Project Building: The structure which is attempting or has earned certification.
It seems that you have a vertically attached case (i.e. a certifying tower on top of a non-certifying podium). You can retort to the explanation under the "BUILDINGS ATTACHED TO NON-LEED CERTIFIED BUILDINGS" section on page 17 of the stated Supplemental Guidance document.