I have a LEED-NC 2009 project that was registered in June 2010 (before the 2010 AGMBC was published). It is a 3-building project on part of a larger campus. The buildings are owned by a municipal government. There is one set of construction drawings, one set of specifications, one architect, and there will be one GC to construct all buildings at the same time. It is basically one project. Information for LEED will not be able to be split out between different buildings (e.g. recycled content, regional materials, etc.). From our standpoint, it does not make sense from a time and cost standpoint to break them out into individual projects. Does each building have to be individually registered with a campus (under a Block), or can all buildings be under one project registration?
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Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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March 11, 2011 - 5:31 pm
Mark, I assume you're familiar with the LEED MPR supplemental guidance. We would need a bit more information to know for sure, but I would guess that this guidance would tell you to register and certify the buildings separately. Using a block will streamline some of your efforts, though probably not as much as you would like.I understand that GBCI has given some flexibility on some of these requirements in some circumstances—it is probably worth contacting them for specific feedback and guidance. Let us know how it goes.
Mark Meaders
Sustainable LeaderHDR, Inc.
LEEDuser Expert
128 thumbs up
March 14, 2011 - 10:33 am
I did call GBCI the other day about this item, and the rep said I had to register each building separately, but the 2010 AGMBC doesn't specifically state that is the case. The rep specifically stated they aren't familiar with this document and they asked someone else (so I don't have much confidence in their response). I checked the MPR Supplemental Guidance and it says it doesn't address multiple buildings in this context. I have emailed a GBCI contact I have corresponded with on previous occassions (not for this project) to inquire and get a firm answer. I will let you know.
Mark Meaders
Sustainable LeaderHDR, Inc.
LEEDuser Expert
128 thumbs up
April 21, 2011 - 5:29 pm
I did speak with a GBCI contact and they granted me an "exception" for this scenario. I don't need to register the projects separately. This was good news.
Carly Ruggieri
Senior Sustainability ConsultantSteven Winter Associates, Inc.
101 thumbs up
June 21, 2011 - 3:27 pm
Hi Mark, I am in the same boat with a current project - 3 buildings but the same architect, owner, site, plans, schedule, etc.
Did you have to submit a formal Interpretation or did you just contact the GBCI and get an email confirmation? Any advice would be much appreciated.