We have submitted an addition project for Design and Construction review under the new construction and renovation system. We just recently received a mid review clarification requesting to submit an updated LEED project boundary. We Have determined that our updated LEED boundary may affect whether or not we will achieve other sustainable site credits that we are attempting. There is an issue with coordinating this information because we can't access the information that was submitted while the project is under review.This will be the first time I have gone through this process. I talked with a few colleagues and they have recommended that one option would be to take the project out of review.Can anyone give me some advice on how to proceed?
You rely on LEEDuser. Can we rely on you?
LEEDuser is supported by our premium members, not by advertisers.
Go premium for
Adrienn Gelesz
LEED APABUD Engineering Ltd.
48 thumbs up
January 7, 2015 - 3:38 am
Nicholas, You can review what has been submitted in the timeline tab, under snapshot.
If you need to change documentation in any credit, I would suggest writing this to the review team along with the new project boundary. Or, if you are only in preliminary review phase, you can always change submittals for the final submittal.
RETIRED
LEEDuser Expert
623 thumbs up
January 7, 2015 - 12:43 pm
Nicholas - Based on what I learned in the new LEED Online webcast yesterday, for migrated LEED 2009 projects, the reviewers should be able to open other affected credits and push them back to you for uploading documents as part of the Mid-Review Clarification. Consider noting in your response about the specific credits and the need to update documents. The reviewers should know to utilize this new feature of LO. That way you can save your Final Review for making changes instead of utilizing it to deal with a situation that arose via this Mid-Review Clarification. Changing the LEED Project Boundary can be tricky and affect several credits so be sure to do your homework before replying to the Mid-Review Clarification.
Nicholas Klever
Intern ArchitectBailey Edward Architecture
January 7, 2015 - 4:32 pm
Michelle,
I am wondering if we are able to reply to the clarification request more than once. For example can we reply and inform the review team that we are working on providing the clarification information but would like them to push back certain credits for coordinating the revised LEED boundary, and make a second reply with the upload of the revised documents?
RETIRED
LEEDuser Expert
623 thumbs up
January 7, 2015 - 4:41 pm
Yes - I wish they had better instructions about that as it is somewhat vague as is. Once you reply to acknowledge receipt of the Mid-Review Clarification, it closes and your review team has to re-open it in order for you to upload the content response of the clarification (at least in LOv3). Now it appears that once they review and acknowledge your reply, they will also open (or push) credit(s) back to you for uploading of the information directly into the affected credit(s). My energy reviewer recently wrote to me: "You were correct to respond and acknowledge receipt. GBCI typically responds via LEED Online to reopen the mid-review clarification. That takes a few days."