We are working on a remodel project encompassing three distinct areas within one portion of a hospital and I am not confident with my understanding of the definitions of Project Boundary vs. Site Boundary vs. Building.
The hospital is comprised of a number of attached buildings on one city block and another block across a public street with the hospital's parking structure and support facilities. Based on the MPRs and Supplemental Guidance I understand the LEED Project Boundary as circumscribing the areas being affected by our project. It would also seem that the Site Boundary can include both blocks (allowing us to use the parking structure for Site Selection Path 4). Is this correct?
I am not clear on the definition of "Building". Would this just be the portion of the complex that houses the remodel areas? Would it be the entire aggregate of attached structures?
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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November 22, 2011 - 12:33 am
Max, from your description it sounds to me like you can include these in one LEED boundary, although I am a little doubtful when you describe the 'attached buildings"—how attached are they and are their systems integrated? I would say that including the support facilities across the street is congruent with the LEED MPR supplemental guidance on non-contiguous parcels. If the attached buildings have fairly distinct identities then it is likely they should be certified separately.
David Posada
Integrated Design & LEED SpecialistSERA Architects
LEEDuser Expert
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November 22, 2011 - 11:28 am
I agree with Tristan that the area across the street would be included if the support facilities are occupied, conditioned office or program areas that are being renovated as part of the CI work. Under NC we are asked to include all those areas that support the project, which is the " non contiguous parcel" section of the MPR Guidance.
With CI, it seems appropriate to exclude those support areas across the street if they are not being renovated as part of the CI work, and are part of the whole hospital support services such as mechanical and electrical rooms, storage, IT, parking etc. Does that describe your situation?