Public road in the middle of Master Site

LEED Pro Consultant

Bioconstruccion & Energia Alternativa

LEEDuser Basic Member

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February 6, 2013

Hi! We are working on a project in which there are 2 office buildings (both will seek LEED Certification) within the Master Site boundary, but it is separated in the middle by a public road. The entrance, registration area and lobby of the project is located on one of the buildings and there is a tunnel that connects both parts in order to get to the other building. I just wanted to confirm that this is valid for the Master Site, since the passage from one part to the other is completely safe and accesible. Thanks!!

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Louise Schlatter

Architect

SSOE Group

LEEDuser Premium Member

58 thumbs up

Thu, 02/07/2013 - 16:19

Why do you think this is not one building with a road through it?

Erin Holdenried

Sustainability Architect

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Mon, 02/25/2013 - 22:50

It sounds like your project is a good candidate for master site with two individual buildings. See MPR Supplemental Guidance Revision 2 pg 24, "When non-contiguous parcels may be included in the LEED project boundary". http://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=6473 Note for Louise's comment: Per MPR guidelines, structures connected by circulation only must be treated as separate buildings for LEED certification.