Material and Resources Collection Area

Probably. You may have a shot at a combined collection area IF you have a single contract, will always have a single contract and all building have recycling collected in the same manner. If the regular trash is dealt with in the same manner *as in having one common loading dock), it would probably strengthen your argument. It would be far easier and safer from a review stand point if you do each building individually.

Elena—If your four projects share more site and facility resources (beyond just waste & recycling), the projects may be eligible for a combined certification as a “Campus” or a “Group.” These certifications allow multiple buildings to be certified together. In past projects, the “Group” approach allowed us to use a centralized waste/recycling collection area for a number of buildings that shared facilities. For MRp1 certain other Prerequisites & Credits, we the Group approach allowed us to document all our buildings as if they were a single building. A few credits treat each building separately. For projects that are eligible to use the Campus or Group certifications, there are both advantages and disadvantages. For more (and a link to the “LEED Campus Guidance for Projects on a Shared Site”), see the LEEDuser Campuses page: http://www.leeduser.com/topic/new-leed-guidance-campuses-and-multiple-buildings.