I am Working on a project with a 2 story addition. A portion of the project includes a major renovation to the building entry. My question lies with where to define the project boundary. The addition has been designed with new Mechanical equipment reflective of the LEED requirements, however the entry renovation is supported through the existing buildings mechanical system. The existing building is not a LEED certified building and is not be up to LEED standards.
Will I need to include the lobby area in my project boundary or can this be excluded?
With the completion of the construction there will not be a definitive line to where this separation between where the existing and addition takes place which makes the delineation difficult. However my concern is that the existing mechanical system will compromise the ability to achieve the LEED status for the addition.
The existing building is approximately 9,00 sf. the addition is approximately 5,000 sf and the lobby major renovation area is approximately 1,200 sf.
Any comments/suggestions would be much appreciated.
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David Posada
Integrated Design & LEED SpecialistSERA Architects
LEEDuser Expert
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October 21, 2013 - 7:27 pm
If the lobby connects to the addition, you would probably want to include that area in your project boundary. The MR credits will be harder to calculate if you need to exclude the value of those materials from your calculations. GBCI can be concerned with what area "gets a plaque, and they want a clear demarcation between LEED certified and non-certified areas. If the lobby is not connected to the addition, then they might prefer to exclude it.
You should probably contact the LEED customer service through the GBCI website, and indicate you have a technical certification question. The support for such questions has dramatically improved and it will make the documentation easier if you can clear this up.