certification boundary

Michael Haugeneder

Dipl.Ing

ATP sustain

LEEDuser Premium Member

4 thumbs up

July 18, 2012

Hello, I would like to ask some questions about the certification boundary. 1. A project of mixed use (retail+offices and hotel) is being certificated within 5 floors. The upper floors (hotel use) is excluded from the certification. How do I treat the boundary? 2. Same project: in the groundfloor a part of the lobby belongs to the hotel part, which is not included in the certification. Is it possible to exlude this one room from the certification? 3. A part of a building in an office complex is exluded from the certification. This time the separation is vertically. How do I treat the boundary?

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Amanda Ross

Architect, Sustainability Lead

LEEDuser Basic Member

8 thumbs up

Thu, 10/04/2012 - 16:31

I'm not sure what rating system you're using, but for the rating systems for New Construction, Core & Shell, Schools, Retail – New Construction and Healthcare, you should be aware of MPR#2 (Minimum Program Requirement), which states, "LEED projects must include the new, ground-up design and construction, or major renovation, of at least one commercial, institutional, or high-rise residential building in its entirety." In other words "in its entirety" means that you can not exclude upper floors and lower floors, or even separate wings of the building. Alternatively, if you are applying for Core and Shell, you might approach the hotel area the same as a tenant space. Your LEED boundary would still include the whole building and all of the building shell, but you would be able to exclude some of the hotel's interior work (like recycled content) from the certification.