It will be my first time registering a project so I have some doubts I would like to share with you.
Our project is a NC commercial building. We are on the design phase now and we hope to start the construction phase in july 2013.
Since we would like to show a LEED Design Review to our client before starting the construction phase, I am planning to register the project asap and apply for split review.
My questions are:
Q1. Once registered, the design submittal can be done gradually (in batches) or the submittal has to be done at the same time?
Q2. Is there a possibility to download the credit forms, work with them offline and then upload the filled forms later?
Q3. Since we would like to have a LEED Design review by july, which date do you suggest us for the submittal, according to LEED times for reviewing the information?
Thanks in advance for your time.
David Posada
Integrated Design & LEED SpecialistSERA Architects
LEEDuser Expert
1980 thumbs up
January 3, 2013 - 5:51 pm
Gaston,
Q1: The design submittal is done at one time. You can defer credits to the construction phase submittal if you don't have enough information to document them when you want to get the design review started.
Q2: You can save data to the dynamic LEEDOnline forms while you are online, and it will stay there. The data only gets submitted for review when you tell LEEDOnline you are submitting for design review. To work offline, you can download “static forms” from:
http://new.usgbc.org/sampleforms/New%20construction/all/all
but they won't be uploadable.
Q3:In the past, the preliminary design review has taken at least 45 business days. You then have a month to respond to the comments or requests for clarification, and the final design review takes a minimum of 15 to 20 business days. It can take several months, so some projects are already in construction by the time they get the review back.
For more details on the process, you can refer to:
http://new.usgbc.org/resources/leed-certification-policy-manual
Jean Marais
b.i.g. Bechtold DesignBuilder Expert832 thumbs up
July 5, 2013 - 4:17 am
Due to unforseen real world problems, I may get delayed in the response of the review comments. Will the GBCI really deny certification, because the response is too long?
Erika Duran
Sustainability ConsultantDagher Engineering
72 thumbs up
July 8, 2013 - 9:37 am
USGBC will normally give a 25 day extension if you click on the Feedback tab at the top right of the home page in LEEDonline.com. Describe your hardships and they will send you an email confirming the extension. That has always worked for me.