We have recently undergone the Final Design Stage Review and have some credits 'denied'. I was of the understanding that we could submit additional documentation to denied design stage credits and submit for review at Construction Stage Review. Afterall, the LEED manual states that the Design Stage Review is an optional stage to allow design teams to guage whether they are on track to achieve credits, NOT to actually award credits... (this is all done at Construction Stage). Is my understanding correct? Can I add additional documentation to design stage credits (denied) and resubmit at Construction Stage?
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Marcus Sheffer
LEED Fellow7group / Energy Opportunities
LEEDuser Expert
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April 28, 2015 - 10:26 am
Your understanding is not correct.
Once a credit gets two reviews and is denied you have two choices. If you think that the reviewer is in error make the case and send it to GBCI. If you think that the reviewer is correct then you must appeal the credits.
Credits/prerequisites will not receive a third review in the construction phase. The only time that happens is if a change happened during construction that you account for in a previously approved credit/prerequisite.
Susannah Goddard
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April 28, 2015 - 10:35 am
OK thank you Marcus.
So my next question is... Appeal fees.
- What constitutes a "Complex" credit? (assume there is a list somewhere but I can't locate it).
- $500 per credit appeal? That's a hell of a lot of money isn't it?!
- For linked credits (e.g. WEc3 is not awarded because WEp1 is denied), are we required to pay the appeal fee for each of these credits?
- Are there any special circumstances regarding the appeal process and fees which I should be aware of for Campus projects?
Many thanks!
Marcus Sheffer
LEED Fellow7group / Energy Opportunities
LEEDuser Expert
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April 28, 2015 - 11:24 am
I think the complex ones are EAp2 and IEQp1.
I guess the fee is set to encourage project teams to get it right before having to go to a third review.
Linked ones usually only require one charge.
I can't think of anything unique to a campus project. In general make sure that consistency is maintained throughout the submission.
RETIRED
LEEDuser Expert
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April 29, 2015 - 4:30 pm
Here is the link to the list of complex credits by rating system type and version - http://www.usgbc.org/articles/understanding-complex-credits-leed-certifi.... For LEED BD+C: New Construction, they list EAp1, EAp2, EAc1, and EQp1 as complex.
Joseph Snider
PrincipalIntegrative Sustainability Solutions
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July 8, 2021 - 9:46 pm
Hi - Not sure if anybody will see this as this is an old string...Does anybody know if you can appeal a design credit after your construction review? Or do you HAVE to appeal it prior to accepting the design review results? I.e. if you accept the design review, you forfeit your right to ever appeal that credit again? We have one we may not need the point, but if we do, we might want to appeal it...Thank you!
Marcus Sheffer
LEED Fellow7group / Energy Opportunities
LEEDuser Expert
5912 thumbs up
July 9, 2021 - 11:54 am
No, you can appeal any credit even after you have accepted your final review phase.
Jose Antonio Kovacevic
efizity spa1 thumbs up
March 28, 2023 - 4:00 pm
Hi All, regarding this topic, If we don't submitted a credit at the final review (for an O+M project) can we appeal for a new credit review?
Thank you!
Marcus Sheffer
LEED Fellow7group / Energy Opportunities
LEEDuser Expert
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March 28, 2023 - 4:31 pm
Yes you can submit an appeal both before or after accepting the final review.
Callie Reymann
Sustainability SpecialistQuinn Evans
December 7, 2023 - 3:28 pm
Is there a timeline for choosing to appeal and providing the necessary documentation? USGBC has a "if everything goes right" timeline, but there's no mention of a certain number of days in the case of an appeal that I can find.