I have a 4-5 story non-LEED building that will be adding 4-5 stories to the new project. I'm confused as to why they would require that the addition be of different ownership. We've worked with this company for some time, and they have developed a policy to achieve LEED certification on all new construction. Since it's the same owner, does that make this project entirely ineligible for certification? That seems like it would limit project types significantly, as this type of project certainly saves green space and takes advantage of already in-place infrastructure.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
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Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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January 18, 2017 - 11:22 am
Garrett, NC is typically a whole building rating system, so you really need some way of distinguishing the addition from the existing building, whether it's through ownership or other characteristics like mechanicals being separate, or it has a separate identity, etc. Or, you can certify the entire building.