Hello everyone,
we are looking at the feasibility of doing LEED for subway stations. Each station will be subject to separated certification.
I have some concern regarding the exclusion of the subway tracks in-between each stations, i.e. the portion of the tracks comprised between each station. As stated in this MPR, "the LEED project boundary must include all contiguous land that is associated with and supports normal building operations for the LEED project building,
including all land that was or will be disturbed for the purpose of undertaking the LEED project.". In this case, I would believe that this is the other way around, and that the stations actually support the normal operation of the subway line, and not the contrary (the subway line - track - support the normal operation of the station). Still, I'm not totally sure about that, as the stations would not have any purpose without the subway line, thus preventing their "normal operation" in a way.
Anybody have any thought on that?
Thanks a lot!
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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December 6, 2012 - 9:59 am
Valentin, I understand your quandary, but I don't think that this MPR is intended to make you include an entire transportation network in your LEED boundary. I think you could reasonable exclude the tracks between stations.That said, it is a little gray and you could get an official opinion through talking to GBCI or submitting a CIR. Or you could also consider a campus approach, treating the entire subway line like a campus, dividing up all the area and allotting it to stations.
Marcio Alberto Casado Pereira
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December 12, 2012 - 7:25 am
Tristan, Valentin,
We have the exact same problem - not sure how to define the LEED project boundary of a subway station. So far, I was basically considering the building footprint itself as the LEED Project Boundary. The thing is that there are ramps that goes from the building, cross the adjacent street and reach the sidewalk on the other side. In this case, I continued to consider the boundary of the ramp as the LEED project boundary. Is this a reasonable approach?
Thanks
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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December 13, 2012 - 5:02 pm
Marcio, it's hard to say without more details, but that seems fairly reasonable.