Dear All,
Is LEED EBOM applicable to an industrial building (specifically a sock factory)?
The Rating System document mentions that the system is applicable to "existing commercial and institutional buildings". Does this include factories? There is no explicit exclusion of factory buildings in the rating system.
David Posada
Integrated Design & LEED SpecialistSERA Architects
LEEDuser Expert
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January 9, 2012 - 1:13 pm
You may be able to apply EB O&M to an industrial building, but it brings some additional challenges that you may or may not be able to resolve since many of the credits are design for office building systems.
There are a number of discussions on the specific energy issues with industrial buildings on the NC EAp2 and EAc1, topics - under EB O&M, the difficulty is establishing an energy baseline case of a similar "typical building" for an Energy Star score since energy use needs to account for process loads. Portfolio Manager can generate an Energy Star score for warehouses and distribution centers, but I don't think industrial production plants are eligible for an Energy Star rating.
Before committing to pursuing EB O&M, you'd want to do a detailed assessment of the EB O&M MPRs and pre-requisites to make sure it is possible to apply, and then it would be good to assess the individual credits as well to see what level of certification is feasible. For specific questions on how to apply pre-reqs or credit requirements to your project, you might need to investigate the specific forums for the EB credits.