Hello Everyone!! I'm new with LEED and need your help to get this started: The building construction started but the owner went bankrupt in 2008. The building is almost halfway through of core and shell. In 2013 a new owner bought the site and building; since there is already a structure and most of the processes were not documented, how should we approach credits such as Construction and Demolition Waste Management Planning and others that are required to be done during predesign or design phases? Thanks for your support.
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Emily Purcell
Sustainable Design LeadCannonDesign
LEEDuser Expert
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July 6, 2022 - 11:32 am
Interesting situation! I think I'd treat the site development and partial structure as your existing conditions and treat the change of ownership as the date after which you need to document LEED compliance. I'm assuming there is some design revision being done to bring the building up to current codes / market conditions - any "design process" credits would reflect that phase of design and not the earlier one. For example, your Cx provider would need to review the current documents but you wouldn't be penalized for not having them review the original set. And then your construction budget for the credits that use material cost would only be materials purchased under the current owner.
I hope that makes sense. Whatever approach you do end up taking, be sure to explain it clearly to your LEED reviewer (or have a call with them beforehand).
Esteban Velez
July 6, 2022 - 12:58 pm
Emily thanks a lot for your advice and time! You just reinforced my intuition. Will contact them as well.