Site boundary for a project mixing Leed & non Leed new buildings

serge sidoroff

Director of Environmental projects

Penicaud Green Building - edeis group

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March 13, 2013

Is it possible to submit to the Leed certification only one of two adjacent new buildings, an office building and an industrial plant ? Both will be designed & built at the same time, but only the office buliding is intended to be Leed certified. If yes, how to define the site boundary ? Shall the footprint of the non-Leed new building be included into the total site area ? into the built area ?

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Elke Malleier

Dr.

Sustainability & Green Building Consultant

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Sat, 03/16/2013 - 22:28

I have a similar situation two buildings on a site (dormitory & industrial plant) which will be built at the same time and only one will be certified (LEED 2009 NC). Answer from GBCI was: ...., just because another building on the site will be under the same construction contract, built at the same time and has the same owner does not mean it must be included in the LEED project submission. Only the portion of the site which is associated with and will be disturbed for the LEED building project must be included in the LEED project boundary. Therefore if work being done on the project site is only related to the non-certifying building, this can be excluded. Most likely when you submit your LEED project for review you will need to discuss which portions are excluded and why they are not related to the certifying building." Therefore I assume that you do not have to include the non-LEED building in your project boundary.

serge sidoroff

Director of Environmental projects

Penicaud Green Building - edeis group

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Mon, 03/18/2013 - 10:09

Thank you very much Elke for your answer, which indeed gives a full answer to my first question. Could you please (or someone else) now answer the other ones : how to define the site boundary ? Shall the footprint of the non-Leed new building be included into the total site area ? into the built area ?

Tristan Roberts

Representative

Vermont House of Representatives

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Mon, 03/18/2013 - 14:40

Serge, there is not a need to include the non-LEED building or site area in the LEED project boundary, just because it is being built at the same time. See the MPR guidance above for how to draw the boundary.

serge sidoroff

Director of Environmental projects

Penicaud Green Building - edeis group

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Mon, 03/18/2013 - 18:21

Thank you Tristan, the MPR guidance indeed tells that "a Non-Leed certifiable building on site" can be included within the project boundary, which means that it can also be excluded, as far as "a non-Leed certifiable building" may designate a building that its owner does not intend to certify ...