Hello,
I just started a campus project. There is only one project registered on LEED online as "xxxx Campus" . I don't know which approach was taken for the credits. Would there be multiple projects registered for a campus approach? Should there be a master site a long with individual projects registered on LEED online ?
Also, one of the attempted credits showing up on our LEED online campus project is MRc4:Recycled content. However, according to "LEED Campus Guidance" this credit can't be pursued as "campus credit" and that each LEED project referencing the Master Site may pursue the credit individually. How would one pursue this ? Would it be better to go with the group approach for the campus project if we are attempting this credit ?
Your advice is appreciated.
Thanks
Donald Green
Sr Project Manager / Operations ManagerProgressive AE
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January 14, 2016 - 10:31 am
If it is registered as a Campus Project, there should be a Master Site project registered and then there may be multiple projects registered all of which are within the campus boundary established by the Master Site. You may want to download the Campus Guidance document and review it for more information if you haven't already.
With regard to the Recycled Content credit, you are correct in that this credit cannot be pursued as a Campus Master Site Credit. You cannot mix and match how you pursue the credits - if it is a Campus project and you register separate projects within your Master Site the Master Site Credits have to be pursued as noted in the Guidance document. You can however pursue Recycled Content and other credits as a Group Project (2 or more similar buildings) if you register the projects as a Group to begin with. You can also have a Group Project within a Master Site. Again see the Campus Guidance document for the various scenarios possible. Long story short the Recycled Credit may be been checked as a Master Site credit in error.
To pursue Recycled Content if you have multiple projects under the same contract, the contractor will need to separate the cost by project for the documentation.
Ali Scander
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January 15, 2016 - 12:25 pm
Hello,
Thank you for your previous response. I'm trying to make an indication on whether our project was registered correctly. The title indicates that it's a campus on LEED online, however the project details/project type indicates that it's an ''individual project''. Also, the same project has other two separate registrations for it's buildings in addition to the one titled as campus. None of them say Master Site. They are all individual projects. I'm not sure whether this method is correct.
Thanks,
Eric Anderson
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February 6, 2016 - 11:21 pm
Hi Ali, The title of the project does not necessarily indicate whether it is properly registered to utilize the 'campus approach'. You should look at the 'Project Type' field on the 'Details' tab of the project in LEED Online to figure this out. Yours sounds like it has not been registered correctly to use the campus approach because you mention that each of the three projects are listed as an "Individual Project."
If you are still having trouble verifying whether or not your project is registered correctly or would like help re-registering it properly please reach out to us through the Contact page of the USGBC website (http://www.usgbc.org/contactus).