We have received the review report of the building. Related to PIf2, there’s a technical advice:
“The form indicates that the project site is previously developed, but based on aerial images of the site, it is not clear that the site was previously developed (in aerial images you can see roads, parking and urban infrastructure). Provide a narrative response to clarify if the site meets the LEED definition of previously developed or Greenfield. Refer to the LEED BD+C v2009 Reference Guide.”
Previously developed areas are those that previously contained buildings, roadways, parking lots or were graded or altered by direct human activities.
Greenfield sites: are those that are not previously developed or graded and remain in a natural state
Our plot previously contains roadways, parking lots and were graded or altered by direct human activities but it doesn’t contain any building (before the construction of our building, which finishes in 2015).
There was a developed project carried out, which concluded in 2007. This Developed Project transforms a greenfield in a Technological Park which has roads, parking lots, and lots with all the urban infrastructure. Our site is in this Technological Park. We had to ask for a regulatory permit in order to can build our building.
Does anybody can tell me if this site it can be consider previously developed? Is it necessary that there have been an old construction in our site?
Thank you
Kimberly Schlaepfer
Sustainability Coordinator LEED AP O+M, BD+C74 thumbs up
February 26, 2016 - 6:00 pm
Hi Raquel,
According to your description, I would agree with you that your project site was previously developed. The reference guide only gives two options for sites; previously developed and greenfield. Out of the two, previously developed makes the most sense here because the land has already been disturbed by human activity. Perhaps the reviewer was using an outdated GoogleMap aerial shot, where the Technological Park was not shown? Either way, if you can prove that the site was previously developed through images of how the site looked before construction began, that should be acceptable to prove to LEED it was a previously developed site.
Hope that helps!
Raquel Torrente
SEDE CAJAMARIDOM
March 7, 2016 - 5:25 am
Thank you Kimberly!
That was what I was thinking but I was not sure of