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NC-2009 SSc2:Development Density and Community Connectivity

LEED-NC Building Within New Complex

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Ali Kassid
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Hill International, Inc.
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We are working on the design of a new Campus comprises 5 faculties along with 14 buildings including residential, public, and ancillary facilities. RFP requested to get the presidency building certified as new construction (registered under v2009) with, as minimum, silver rating; the rest of project's components shall simply follow the sustainable design standards. My question is: could we consider SSc2 as applicable to this case as a new building within NEW complex, as opposite to an infill within existing context? If yes; is there any example in this regard? Appreciate your inputs..

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Tristan Roberts
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Mon, 03/31/2014 - 17:29

Ali, is your question about whether the project qualifies as previously developed, per LEED definitions? It doesn't sound previously developed to me.
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Ali Kassid
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Tue, 04/01/2014 - 11:09

The project is on a suburban land includes an old abandoned brick factory that will be demolished, so the site has bee selected as a previously developed and already identified as brownfield/contaminated zone. The case is that we have new multiple buildings to be sited there, and LEED certification to be pursued for one building in the complex; the question is that could SSc2-option1 be consider as applicable to this building although there are no existing surroundings at the time being but will be realized simultaneously as a campus in the near future any way?; we can customize the urban design to achieve the credit's requirements, further to the requirements of SSc5.2.
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Tristan Roberts
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Wed, 04/02/2014 - 20:18

According to the LEED requirements, this would not suffice. LEED-NC typically looks at the project as built, not as it is planned.That being said, if the complex is planned and permitted, I could see the potential for a CIR or LEED Interpretation affirming your compliance. If this is important to the project I would probably submit a CIR.
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Ali Kassid
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Thu, 04/03/2014 - 06:16

Many Thanks Tristan,

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