During design review, request for additional information on actual installed materials.

I upload the specification section showing requirement for SRI > 78 for steep slope roof. Federal project: performance spec only, no specific manufacturer/model/make allowed.

At final design review, credit is denied. I write to review team, saying project is not yet in construction, no actuall materials have been submitted or installed. Review team responds, bless their hearts. Sorry, reference guide is clear: "actual installed material". There is no guarantee that what is specified will actually be installed.

Couldn't you say that about any design element?

So, I used the Contact Us page on the GBCI website. Here's the reply:

"Unfortunately, this credit was appropriately denied. The LEED NC 2.2 Reference Guide clearly states under "Submittal Documentation" for this credit that project teams are required to "Provid a listing of installed roofing materials and their SRI values" (page 100). Additionally, this requirement was called out within your project's Preliminary Review Comments: "Also, please provide a complete listing of installed roofing materials and their SRI values, as required in the Roofing Materials Table of the Template." When you received this Technical Advice and realized that you would not have the clarification materials until after construction had commenced, the appropriate course of action would have been to have marked the credit as "Deferred" so that it would not be reviewed again until the Construction Review phase when you could provide the required information.

Unfortunately, as you did provide additional documentation for the Design Final Review and as the credit has already undergone two official reviews, it will not be possible to supply any new documentation or receive any additional reviews without going through a formal appeal process. Please note - you can either choose to appeal this credit now or wait until after the completion of the Final Construction Review and appeal it then. This is true for any credit marked "Denied" following the conclusion of the Design Review stage."