Good day Everyone,
I have a residential "sea resort-like" project consisting of a hotel along with a number of villas, townhouses and low-rise appartment buildings located in Africa.
I am looking at the possibility of certifying this project under the LEED Rating system.
However, given the location and type of the buildings in this project, I came out with the conclusion that the only building eligible for such certification is the one storey hotel, which by the way doesnt include a kitchen, so can be assumed to be a commercial building thus eligible for LEED for NC.
I'm interested to hear your thoughts concerning the above and any possible missing points or best approach to use in my case.
Please also adivse on the correct way to assess the LEED Project boundary for the Hotel in that case.
Thanks & Regards.
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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December 31, 2011 - 8:40 pm
Mario, have you considered LEED-ND?I would agree that the hotel is suitable for LEED-NC. THe apartment buildings, if they are three stories or less, fall under LEED for Homes, which is not available to all international locations, so those buildings would not be eligible. Depending on the layout, some ancilliary buildings could be lumped in with the hotel certification and boundary—review the LEED Minimum Program Requirements supplemental guidance document.
Mario S.
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January 1, 2012 - 2:31 pm
Thanks for the reply Tristan and for bringing up the ND option!
How suitable, do you think, the LEED ND option is for this project which comprises only of residential villas & low-rise apartment buildings with no other educational or commercial type buildings, the hotel put aside?
Moreover, how time-consuming a LEED ND project certification usually is specially if i'm trying to adhere to the overall project design and construction schedule which will probably not take more than a few months?
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
11477 thumbs up
January 1, 2012 - 9:25 pm
Mario, I am guessing that LEED-ND may be more than you are looking to do, but I recommend reading up on the requirements and seeing if it may meet your goals