If a firm is a AE firm and are signing the arch drawings, but not involved in MEP...can an engineer in the firm be the CX?
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Scott Bowman
LEED FellowIntegrated Design + Energy Advisors, LLC
LEEDuser Expert
519 thumbs up
February 18, 2011 - 3:09 pm
I have never run across this issue, but you would want to be careful and make sure that the requirement that the CxA not be "employee of design firm" applies to the MEP only, and not to the whole design team.
A quick CIR would be important to make sure you do not expend a lot of effort, and then only get credit for fundamental (which would definately not be a problem).
Keith Steurer
Structural EngineerShive-Hattery, Inc.
34 thumbs up
March 30, 2011 - 4:20 pm
We recently researched this issue as well. There is a LEED Interpretation on this, #5348, that states that an enhanced commissioning agent cannot be an employee of an A|E firm that is doing the architectural design of the project, even if the A|E firm is not the engineer of record for the mechanical and electrical design. Go to https://www.usgbc.org/LeedInterpretations/LILanding.aspx and do a search for inquiry number 5348 to read the entire question, ruling and applicable LEED rating systems.