v2012 References Tools That Don't Exist Yet

Melissa Wrolstad

Senior Project Manager

CodeGreen Solutions

LEEDuser Basic Member

157 thumbs up

March 22, 2012

While trying to determine the exact requirements and procedures for satisfying Sustainable Sites Credit: Rainwater Management a member of our team decided to look into the use of the EPA Stormwater Calculator, described in the LEED BD+C 2012 Draft as an alternative approach to determine the natural land cover hydrology. He found that the calculator has not been finalized or even beta tested yet. Currently, the EPA Stormwater Calculator is under peer review and does not have a date for release. Does anyone else find it alarming that the v2012 is referencing tools that do not exist yet AND do not have a release date?

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Karen Joslin

principal

Joslin Consulting

LEEDuser Basic Member

140 thumbs up

Thu, 03/22/2012 - 14:27

Insanely alarming...

Olga G. Alvarez

Principal

Project Coordinating Services, LLC

LEEDuser Basic Member

2 thumbs up

Tue, 03/27/2012 - 01:23

Market transformation should not be so complex that people run away from it. In reviewing LEED 2012, there's still a lot of education in certifying a project that needs to take place. Many building owners and contractors are still not embracing LEED 2009 at this time so why not extend the timeline to 2014.