I am looking for advice on best strategy to comply with this prerequisite, since it's a unique site condition.
We are certifying a specific building (LEED BD+C) that is located within a larger new neighborhood development. The surrounding neighborhood infrastructure is currently under active construction and is not pursuing LEED certification.
The General Contractor (GC) for our LEED building is the same GC responsible for the surrounding neighborhood infrastructure. Currently, the streets immediately outside our LEED Project Boundary are unpaved (dirt/gravel) and fully active with neighborhood construction traffic. Additionally, this GC operates a concrete batch plant located within the neighborhood, just a short distance from our site.
Because the "receiving" streets outside our boundary are already dirt surfaces controlled by the same GC (but outside the LEED scope), standard "track-out" measures (like rumble strips) seem ineffective or difficult to document visually, as we are discharging vehicles onto an already muddy/dusty surface. We are concerned that a LEED Reviewer might view photos of the muddy streets outside our gate and attribute the sediment/dust to our project, or penalize us for the ambient dust generated by the nearby concrete plant.
- Track-out: Since we are exiting onto a dirt road, is a stabilized construction entrance still the best BMP to document? How do we prove we aren't contributing to the problem when the "public" road is already a construction zone?
- Boundary & Narrative: Has anyone successfully documented a narrative distinguishing between the LEED project's dust/sediment and the pre-existing conditions of the surrounding non-LEED construction managed by the same entity?
- Inlet Protection: If the storm drains in the neighborhood streets are not yet active/connected, do we still need to show protection for them if they are technically outside our LEED boundary?
Any advice on how to frame the ESC plan or specific photo-documentation strategies for this "construction island" scenario would be very helpful.