The School Board of this Florida County has elected to design and build its first school to be certified under the LEED-S program. The design for this facility is based directly on the two most recent schools that have been built in the county, one of which has received a LEED-NC Silver Certification while the other is currently under USGBC LEED-NC Review. This school will be comprised of 7 buildings totaling approximately 81,000 square feet. Buildings 3,4,5 & 6 are devoted entirely to classroom space while buildings 1,2 & 7 accommodate the cafeteria, music room, library, offices, and mechanical, etc. Classroom spaces have been designed in accordance with the District School Board\'s Continuous Progress Curriculum System, briefly outlined here: "When new facilities are designed and built, it is with the intention of providing an optimal, learner-focused environment for students and staff to participate in a Continuous Progress Curriculum System within a caring environment and culture. A significant feature of Continuous Progress is the "blurring" of ages across grades. The extended placement of children in a multi-age or non-graded classroom assumes a variable rate of skill attainment and removes the issue of grade level advancement within a two to three year period. Teachers place students in multi-age settings, which increase opportunities for them to be exposed to and to emulate higher language and communication skills modeled by more advanced and chronologically older students. Elementary schools are organized into houses or teams to accommodate children in flexible, multi-age groups. Primary houses are generally for children five to eight years old; intermediate houses are generally for children eight to eleven years old. Groups of students are assigned to teams of teachers over a three-year time period. While participating in either a primary or intermediate house, children may be placed in a number of multi-age groups over time. Such groups may be organized by subject/content area, by developmental need, by specific skill need, or by interest. These groups are frequently and intentionally changed to accommodate the individual and rapid cognitive, physical, and emotional growth of elementary age children." As with the county\'s most recent LEED-NC Silver certified school, integrating these Continuous Progress Curriculum System goals into the architectural design of the project necessitated the design of classroom "pods". Each "pod" consists of a group of 4 classrooms that are designated as primary or intermediate and are connected via a shared corridor and small, open entryways in each classroom. These pods serve as the multi-age "house" or "team" unit requested by the School Board. We have learned through a report generated by our acoustical consultant that this new school is in compliance with all of the IEQp3 requirements provided that each "pod" may carry the designation of a single multi-age core learning space, as STC 52 wall assemblies will be constructed between each "pod". Demising wall constructions, interior glazing assemblies, and door constructions will be addressed in a narrative to be included with our application. Other measures taken to limit sound transmission include: STC 50 exterior wall assembly, STC 53 wall in bathrooms adjacent to learning spaces, and STC 35 exterior windows. Thus our project team is requesting a USGBC ruling that will directly address our compliance with the "Alternative Compliance Path for meeting the Sound Transmission Requirement: For sound transmission between core learning spaces and adjacent interior spaces".