Do all the purchases of materials that will be needed for a construction project need to be made during the performance period? A single construction project that meets the criteria will happen around the time of the performance period, but the performance period will end before this particular construction project is complete, so it is likely that not all the materials will be purchased by then. Is the project still eligible?
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David Posada
Integrated Design & LEED SpecialistSERA Architects
LEEDuser Expert
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May 30, 2014 - 1:12 pm
The project should still be eligible to certify, but you won't be able to count the value of the materials purchased later than the performance period.
Another option would be to extend your performance periods - see the notes above in the LEEDUser Birds Eye View for having different performance periods for different credits - can be up to 24 months long, purchases can be made before the performance period, periods can start at different times but need to periods need to end within a 30 day window. Extending the performance period for all the other credits to coincide with the completion of this one credit might be too onerous, so you might want to use just the portion of construction materials purchased before and during the planned performance period. Any pre-ordering of materials will only help.