Brought on late to the team, I’m assisting a new aquarium project where the owner is now interested in pursuing LEED, well into design.
The starchitect on the team is opposed and the client cannot seem to assume their role as the owner and make it so. In light of this, the local architect wants to do LEED for what he can control, which would be the interiors.
Any feasibility of going after LEED CI or LEED Retail?
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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July 1, 2012 - 8:09 pm
Marni, I just reviewed the LEED Rating System Selection Guidance, and based on the "Additional Applications and Guidance" section, I don't think this would work. Specifically, this project sounds like it would exceed the maximum scope of work expected for CI projects.I sympathize with your position, but from a big-picture point of view, LEED should push owners and the whole team in a situation like this to make the greenest buildin, as a team. Hopefully it works! Good luck.
Marni Evans
Marni Evans Sustainability2 thumbs up
July 2, 2012 - 12:10 pm
Yah, I agree with you entirely, Tristan. I appreciate you taking the time to contemplate this and look into it for me. It seems pretty clear to me that the team approach is the only approach. Cheers! Marni