Project has always been trying to earn LEED Silver and ESC plan was in place since beginning of construction but we have limited photo/inspection documentation. We are looking at getting a signed memo from the city inspector that everything was in installed properly per the plan and the Civil Engineer is going to sign off on the changes to our plan for an updated SWPP which we will than document per the requirements. Does anyone see this as being an issue for us when it comes to obtaining LEED certification?
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Trista Brown
Project DirectorWSP USA
449 thumbs up
April 11, 2019 - 8:30 pm
Hi Sean, that approach and documentation sounds acceptable to me. The Required Documentation section in the Reference Guide says that you can provide: "Written declaration from general contractor or builder who implemented plan OR Date-stamped photos OR A description of plan implementation." So having photos and ongoing/regular inspection documentation doesn't sound like a hard and fast requirement. One thought is that you could also provide a declaration from the GC to specifically address the language from the RG as well.
Sherman Aronson
Sr. AssociateBLT Architects
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April 23, 2019 - 12:39 pm
A follow up question on a related project - Demolition was completed first with oversight by the CE. It is a zero-lot urban site on an existing building. Work is beginning on the interior. The GC can comply with the written declaration, and we can upload the ESC plan. My question is the v2009 included a box for the Civil Engineer to use as the Licensed Professional (LPE). Is that still a part of SSp1 in v4? I do not see the option or box in the LEED Online form.
Vanessa Nelson
LEEDuser Expert
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July 10, 2019 - 5:21 pm
LPE is not an option in the v4 form, however you only need to upload a copy of the plan if you are going the Local standards and codes route. For a zero lot line project, you will just need to provide a description in the LEED form itself of how the project complies with 2012 EPA CGP.