Simple LEED boundary question

jack larson

LEEDuser Basic Member

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June 21, 2014

My LEED boundary consists of the following: a) A Commercial building b) Three small service buildings ( one which is a substation ) c) A swimming pool d) A tennis court My question is as follows In accordance with LEED standards, can I have the commercial building ONLY to be a LEED building? Or do all the buildings including the three small service buildings must be LEED buildings? In the event I can have the commercial building ONLY to be a LEED building, do I have to take into consideration all the materials that were used for the small service buildings into my calculation for the commercial LEED building? (MR 3 – MR 7)

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Kimberly Frith

LEEDuser Basic Member

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Thu, 07/03/2014 - 13:57

Jack, if the service buildings are <1,000 gsf each and do not include at least 1 FTE occupant, they are ineligible for LEED certification and you are OK to just include the Commercial Building as your main project. However, if the service buildings are in your LEED boundary, you do need to include the materials for constructing them in your MR calcs - just like it's an extension of your main building.

Jody Boelhauf

Omni Architects

LEEDuser Basic Member

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Fri, 02/27/2015 - 15:31

Sticking in the same scenario: What if one of the small service buildings was a Boiler House that serves a larger campus, >1000gsf with a FTE of 0-1 (maybe occasional maintenance visitor), is this required to be in the LEED Boundary/Project?