This project is seeking a single LEED-CS certification for a mixed-use campus via multiple building approach. The Retail District will include roughly 1.6 million square feet of new construction. The following development summary represents the anticipated size and distribution of uses planned: Development Summary Residential Uses (31.3% Floor Area Weight) 511,200 sf Mix of town homes, row houses, apartments and condominiums in medium-density, high-rise and vertical mixed-use buildings; 4,000 - 6,000 estimated dwelling units The residential component planned for the site will be divided among for-sale and rental units of different sizes and price points. There will be town homes, row houses and live/work studios fronting onto residential streets and parks within the residential district. The mixed-use portion of the project will have lofts, apartments and condominiums in mid-rise buildings over retail and high-rise residential. Office Uses (8.5% Floor Area Weight) 138,194 sf Office over retail in a mixed-use setting Class A office building Existing office to remain Office space will likewise be available for a wide spectrum of users. The master plan envisions up to 3 million square feet of office space of various sizes ranging from small spaces over retail in the heart of the mixed-use core, to stand-alone class A office buildings. The master plan can accommodate up to a million square feet in a three building office complex at the northern portion of the site that would provide space for a single large corporate tenant or national headquarters. Retail Uses (32 % Floor Area Weight) 522,441 sf Restaurants & Entertainment Shop space in a mixed-use setting The retail planned will include department stores, a mix of national and unique retail shops, neighborhood services, restaurants and bars. Freestanding Retail Uses (13.9% Floor Area Weight) 226,673 sf Department store #1 Department store #2 Hotel Uses (14.3% Floor Area Weight) 233,500 sf Two - three hotels over retail in a mixed-use setting Total Building Areas 1,632,008 sf Per CIR 2/13/2008 ENERGY AND ATMOSPHERE: Optimize Energy Performance USGBC has an application guide for LEED-NC projects submitting multiple buildings in one application (http://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=1097). This guidance can be used by Core and Shell projects when applicable. For EAc1, we can input the data for all buildings into one template. Per the letter of the document (the Application Guide for Multiple Buildings and On-Campus Building Projects, or AGMBC, that is), aggregate performance is required to achieve the 14% threshold required under EAc1 should a project choose to aggregate energy cost performance data. According to the language of the AGMBC, it is required that individually each building must only meet the requirements of EAp2, not the 14% threshold for EAc1. The project team is requesting confirmation on submitting the energy performance information for freestanding structures. If the individual retail-only core & shell buildings (13.9% Floor Area Weight) have less than 14% energy optimization but meet the ASHRAE 90.1, 2004 requirement (EAp1) can they be counter balanced by the aggregate calculations? Nevertheless with several buildings\' LEED status in the balance we need confirmation that this approach is acceptable especially for the freestanding retail buildings.