Are there regional priority credit options for a school under LEED for Schools 2007? Can it be submitted under an innovation credit if not?
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Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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December 22, 2010 - 4:09 pm
The regional priority credits were added as part of LEED 2009, and are not available for projects prior to that. The closest thing you can do is use the Exemplary Performance paths for extra credit under IDc1.
Keelan Kaiser
Architect and EducatorSerena Sturm Architects and Judson University
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December 22, 2010 - 4:15 pm
Do you know if there is any precedent for these kinds of requests? Is it likely or unlikely that a request would be approved through the ID route? Thanks!
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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December 22, 2010 - 4:18 pm
I guess I'm not clear what you would be proposing?
Keelan Kaiser
Architect and EducatorSerena Sturm Architects and Judson University
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December 22, 2010 - 4:29 pm
For instance, SSc2 is a regional priority for Schools 2009. Would we be likely to succeed if we submitted it under IDc1?
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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December 22, 2010 - 4:33 pm
I think what you're saying is this: SSc2 is an RPc1 credit in LEED 2009, so can I get extra credit for it under LEED-Schools 2007? The answer is no—if you could, you could bet that every project and its mother would be doing this, IDc1 would become a giveaway and all the LEED certification levels would become easier. LEED pre-2009 simply isn't calibrated for this kind of bonus point.You could only submit it under IDc1 for the Exemplary Performance path.Another way to get extra points under IDc1 is through use of the pilot credit library. You may find one or two credits there that are applicable to your project.Am I making sense?
Keelan Kaiser
Architect and EducatorSerena Sturm Architects and Judson University
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December 22, 2010 - 4:43 pm
Yes that's helpful. So, we could file for exemplary performance on SSc2 because there are several residential zones and 30+ services within a 1/2 mile radius, potentially.
And I will look into the pilot credit library. Thanks again.
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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December 22, 2010 - 4:47 pm
Good. However, check the EP rules for SSc2 in the Reference Guide or on our SSc2 page. They have to do with density, I believe, not services.