Success with LCA option?

Lots of LCA practitioners would no doubt be happy to help, but I'd start with your favorite engineering firm. If they don't offer it themselves, they might have a good recommendation.

Helene, I’d second Paula’s recommendation that a first step is to reach out a project team member you already know. Our experience performing the WBLCA is that there are benefits to keep it integrated with the design process, specifically having someone on the design team do the WBLCA keeps the feedback loop “tight” and allows the WBLCA to best shape the final design. That being said, with good communication I’m sure you could also have an independent party doing the WBLCA and then sharing the results with the Architect and Engineer. As far as teams that have achieved the credit, I’m not aware of any teams that have formally achieved the credit yet. (Others speak up if you know) Due to the fact that in v4 the WBLCA is part of the “Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction” credit, and some of the other pathways in that credit have construction phase requirements, we have been told by GBCI that they won’t review the WBLCA until the project’s Construction Phase submittal. We have a few v4 projects currently under construction where we completed the WBLCA during design and have all the documentation waiting for review until the project can make their construction phase submittal.