Site Disturbance vs. LEED Boundary

SmithGroup BG+LU FW

SmithGroup

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July 19, 2013

I am working on design documents for a 22 acre urban site that will be developed into a public park. The site is currently classified as a brownfield and in the development agreement with the EPA there is a requirement for any buildings constructed onsite of 1,000sf or greater to achieve LEED Silver. The proposed concession/restoom building will be approximately 2,500sf. In order to achieve MPR 7, only 125,000sf of the site may be included in the LEED boundary. If all 22 acres (958,320sf) will be 'disturbed' for construction, can the LEED boundary still be reduced to the 125,000sf required to meet MPR 7?

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Tristan Roberts

Representative

Vermont House of Representatives

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Tue, 11/05/2013 - 13:45

SmithGroup, sorry for the slow response—have you gained any clarity on this question?MPR7 says that it takes precedence ove MPR3, so limiting the project boundary for MPR7 compliance doesm ake sense, although it also states that you can't limit the boundary JUST to comply with the MPR. I think the best approach here, if it is reasonable, is to distinguish the public park work on the 22 acre site from the land that will be directly associated with and supporting he concession stand.