Hello all - Our construction team has completed our project. I am going through some of the photographs that our company took during construction.
Our team did a good job taking photographs of how our sheet metal installer cleaned duct before it was installed and covering it when installation was completed. Unfortunately, we didn't take too many photos of drywall setting on pallets under cover or similar absorptive materials under cover.
Our construction approach utilizes "drying in" the building before installing absorptive materials. After building was dried in, our subs were directed to stock floors and install respective absorptive materials.
Does anyone have LEED experience utilizing the electronic signature for compliance? Any problems associated with utilizing this path?
thanks- Tom
Samantha Harrell
LEED Project Reviewer certificate holder115 thumbs up
April 11, 2012 - 1:07 pm
Hi Tom,
There should be no issues with using this compliance path, as long is the detailed narrative is also provided. I believe that's partially why this path exists, for cases where photo documentation is lost or lacking.
Peter Warren
PrincipalWarren Architecture
6 thumbs up
August 8, 2012 - 12:17 pm
My experience with this is limited, and I can relate to Tom's situation of having limited photos to choose from. My question is - How can the "narrative + signature" be an equivalent to the "SMACNA-practices photo log" when the narrative only asks about moisture protection and the latter seeks to verify that a much broader range of practices (Source, Pathway, Housekeeping, Scheduling) was followed. Is it really accepted as an equivalent alternative if our narrative says, "yeah we kept it dry" and the contractor attests to this?
Caroline O'Leary
Architectstudio point253
99 thumbs up
August 27, 2014 - 9:44 pm
Who should be signing this credit? The contractor? The architect? The LEED AP?
LEEDme Lorenzi
ing. Giorgia Lorenzi15 thumbs up
August 28, 2014 - 2:31 am
Have you a few photos or no photos?
With LEED NC 2009 IEQ cr3.1 sample form v5 you can choose between: 1. Upload. Photographs documenting construction and pre-occupancy phase moisture protection methods, for absorptive materials, have been provided; AND 2. Confirmation.confirm the implementation of the noted construction and pre-occupancy phase moisture protection methods.
Giorgia - LEEDme
Heather Holdridge
Sustainability DirectorLake|Flato Architects
111 thumbs up
August 28, 2014 - 9:43 am
I've had the contractor sign this form in the past.
Michelle Halle Stern
Senior Sustainability ConsultantGreenwood Consulting Group
121 thumbs up
August 28, 2014 - 2:19 pm
That is also what I do.