Kevin,
One way to approach this could be to register the project with the square footage and LEED boundary defined as per Phase 1 and hold off on submitting for any review until you know the status of phase 2. The certification review fees are based on project sf, so once you decide to submit for review it could be hard to then change the scope of the project.
I think it would be reasonable in the future to adjust the project data such as area, FTE, and LEED boundary to include the phase 2 work and submit it as a single project as long as you have properly documented all the credits to include the work done for both phases. For many of the MR and EQ credits it won't change much if you're using building standard specs; the materials cost totals tracked for MR and VOC lists for EQc4 credits will expand. It's a whole lot easier if the same GC and Commissioning agent does both phases, and if the systems are consistent throughout the building.
Ron Frank
AssociateTerrasset Management Group
29 thumbs up
October 10, 2010 - 3:58 pm
We have a project which has been registered and have a Project ID number. We have not submitted for design review to date and would appreciate feedback on the following: The present Project ID is for floors 2 through to 7. We would like to add the first floor which is the Lobby entrance that will include Conference Rooms, Telepresence Room, Cafeteria etc... We would update our profile to reflect the added square footage as well as the increased FTE. WE would like to confirm if this is acceptable to do? Thank You
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
11477 thumbs up
October 10, 2010 - 8:03 pm
It's up to GBCI, but it's hard for me to see any issue with this. The registration fee is a flat fee—it's the review fees that are based on square footage. You're not changing the nature of the project, just thea area. I would just update the project information entered in LEED Online and proceed.