"All LEED projects must be constructed and operated on a permanent location on existing land" So reclaimed land from sea(artificial island) would not be eligible for LEED V 4 as they are not existing?
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Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
11475 thumbs up
April 24, 2014 - 11:11 am
Bazeeth, that is correct, and this does not represent any change from LEED 2009, for what it's worth.There are exceptions and special circumstances, so if you have a specific case I would encourage you to share more details, and we can try to give some feedback.
Bazeeth Ahamed K M
Conserve Green Building and MEP Solutions WLL4 thumbs up
April 27, 2014 - 7:19 am
Thanks Tristan, My question is not specific to any project. In general in countries like UAE, Bahrain, Qatar. Land reclamation is very common and there are many LEED Certified projects in those reclaimed land(Many of them under NC 2.2)
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
11475 thumbs up
March 16, 2016 - 2:57 pm
Basically if it is new land it would not qualify. If it is previously developed, it would be okay. It will be interesting to see how many projects this affects.
Lyndane Dimas
August 8, 2018 - 11:18 am
Hi, I am just new about this LEED green building due to one of my subjects enrolled this semester. I was wondering why reclaimed area is not okay for LEED certification where in, if MPR's are the following:
Minimum Program Requirements
1.Comply with all local, state, and federal environmental laws
2.Be built at a permanent location and be a complete structure
3.Use a reasonable site boundary
4.Have a minimum amount of floor space •CI: 250 sf (22 sqm) of GFA •All others: 1,000 sf (93 sqm) of GFA
5.Meet certain occupancy requirements •All projects: Serve at least one (1) FTE •OM: Must be in a state of typical occupancy and must be occupied for 12 months prior to applying for certification
6.Share all energy and water use data with USGBC 7.Have a minimum building to site area ratio •The GFA must be no less than 2% of the gross land area within the LEED project boundary.
I think reclaimed area was within the requirements. MPR'S doesn't informed as well about the man made area/land.
So again It's confusing!
Thanks for any enlightenment!