We submitted our preliminary application for LEED 2009 EBOM and received a whole list of credits that were approved and pending. It seems that we can achieve some of the pending credits simply by changing their start dates and thereby shortening or lengthening the performance periods that we had originally set. For whatever reason, the start dates of these performance periods were set the way they were and they may have cost us the credit. Will the LEED reviewers accept a change of performance period?
Thanks!
Pablo Fortunato Suarez
Principal ESD Consultant/ArchitectGreenArc Sustainable Building & Architecture
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May 11, 2011 - 4:41 am
I have a query as above from Melissa.
Will LEED reviewers accept modifications in the performance period for a different stage of submissions?
Hoping for some assistance.
Dan Ackerstein
PrincipalAckerstein Sustainability, LLC
LEEDuser Expert
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May 11, 2011 - 12:36 pm
I'm not quite sure I grasp Pablo's question, but in response to Melissa's question, I don't think a reviewer would have grounds to reject a change in the PP as long as it is consistent with the basic PP guidelines. The 3-month minimum is intended to create a clear window whereby your activities BEFORE that window can't hurt you, they can only HELP you. So if adding months to the 3-month period or subtracting months from a longer period enhances your outcomes, it really just means that you are more accurately reflecting current operating practices. As a reviewer, I would look carefully at those changes to make sure nothing smelled fishy, but its certainly not against the spirit of the rating system if employed properly. Hope that helps.