Submitting "Design" and "Construction Phase together

I do this all the time: a single combined submittal for all parts of the LEED documentation. Complete and upload documentation for all the credits you want to get through the preliminary reviewed.

On occasion, I have submitted projects for a combined review with a few credits not documented. This happens when an owner wants to know where they stand before spending time, money and effort to chase a LEED rating that may be out of reach.

You have the option, unless something changed recently, to add credits for review after the preliminary review. Doing it this way you lose one review step. If the reviewer doesn't like the new documentation submitted for the second review then you get stuck with a appeal payment if you want to earn the credit.

When you go to submit the credits for review it will ask whether you want to submit the design credits or all the credits. Click on all credits, or i believe it states combined design/construction review. You 'll need to ensure that all the credits are marked as complete. You will not be able to defer any.

When you do an unoffical deferral. Make sure you delete the credit from the preliminary review. After the first review add the credit back for consideration during the second review. As noted, you can't submit for review unless all of the credits are marked and accepted by LEED Online as complete.

You can also submit documentation you know is incorrect and let the reviewer deny the point. You can always remove the credit before the second review, or get the owner to actually add something that wasn't in the project before the preliminary LEED review.

Here are a few examples of credit you can unofficially defer that do not impact the actual construction of a project:

Innovation - Sustainable (Green) Building Education
Innovation - Green Janitorial Products Purchase Program
EA - Green Power Purchase