Hi!
We are working on a project in which there are 2 office buildings (both will seek LEED Certification) within the Master Site boundary, but it is separated in the middle by a public road. The entrance, registration area and lobby of the project is located on one of the buildings and there is a tunnel that connects both parts in order to get to the other building. I just wanted to confirm that this is valid for the Master Site, since the passage from one part to the other is completely safe and accesible.
Thanks!!
Louise Schlatter
ArchitectSSOE Group
86 thumbs up
February 7, 2013 - 11:19 am
Why do you think this is not one building with a road through it?
Erin Holdenried
Sustainability Architect125 thumbs up
February 25, 2013 - 5:50 pm
It sounds like your project is a good candidate for master site with two individual buildings. See MPR Supplemental Guidance Revision 2 pg 24, "When non-contiguous parcels may be included in the LEED project boundary".
http://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=6473
Note for Louise's comment: Per MPR guidelines, structures connected by circulation only must be treated as separate buildings for LEED certification.