Hi All,
I have a few questions that need answering for a client (to ease their fears) before we can register a project. Here are some points that need clarification:
"If we do not complete the LEED certification process, all that is lost are the initial registration fees right?"
I'm assuming this is not true, because certification requires submitting for either a Combined Review or Split Review (The Split Review being slightly cheaper to back out of in mid-process)?
The next question from the client: "Is there anywhere on the registration application where the Owner has to sign?"
Are there any binding obligations to the client if we register the building?
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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October 23, 2013 - 4:56 pm
Thomas, the LEED registration fees are not refundable. If you go no further than that, then there will be no additional fees except for your own time.
There are no binding obligations simply from registering, although you will be asked to check off some forms that will set up certain obligations if you complete certification. I don't know where things currently stand on whose signature is required during registration, but I believe that at this point the owner does not need to sign anything.
Eric Bautista
Head of Energy & Environmental ManagementEB Project Management | Green Building Consultants
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September 7, 2016 - 5:54 am
Hi Tristan, the situation is this: A LEED project team already submitted partial online documents using Split Method, and they have received results of partial design review.
I am taking over the project as the new LEED consultant, and my strategy is to use Combined Method for my next submission. Will there be any problem doing this in terms of review fees and foregoing documentation?
Kristina Bach
VP of InnovationSustainable Investment Group
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September 7, 2016 - 2:52 pm
You'll want to reach out to GBCI to alert them to this plan.
What you'll essentially need to do is skip the Design Final in LEED Online and essentially submit a combined Design Final (i.e. all clarifications to the Design-Phase credits) and Construction Prelim (i.e. all new Construction-Phase credits). You will still need to pay the split, Construction-review fee. Since they have already selected and gone through the first part of a split review, there is no refund/discount for that option. Note that this next review will take longer as it is essentially two review-phases in one.
Finally, if any of the design-phase credits are not approved after this second round (i.e. your combined submission), you will need to appeal them. You will not be able to provide additional clarifications in the Construction Final submission for those credits as each credit is only reviewed a maximum of 2 times. As such, you have to make sure that this next combined submission includes the clarifications to all of the pending design items.