The building to be certified is an office, hotel and retail complex and is composed of two seperate buildings. There are no structural connections between the buildings above ground. However the levels below ground are continuous under both buildings and there are 4 underfloors: 3 for parking and in the first basement floor there are retail areas, fitness areas as well as service areas of the hotel (kitchen, laundry...). In addition, there are one set of technical systems providing both buildings.
Does this building complex comply with the requirement of MPR2 'defining one building' if only 1 level below ground is contiguous and not used for parking areas?
Thank you in advance for your help. I would be grateful for any comments or similar situations.
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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December 10, 2013 - 8:28 am
Severin, I think you can certify it as one project, due to the below-grade connection and especially because of the shared mechanical systems. I'm assuming this is all new construction? Be sure to include the entire contsruction scope for all buildings in your LEED submission.