tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182743756361189626.post7606336793002543119..comments2008-04-19T10:07:58.145-04:00joelmckellarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15550241954337769327noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182743756361189626.post-61527717752615885812008-04-19T10:07:00.000-04:002008-04-19T10:07:00.000-04:00On one of our military projects we used the campus approach, and the Corps reviewer in charge of LEED said we were not in compliance for 2 of the credits unless they applied in every building. So some buildings had to have a little bit of carpet added to them, and something about parking was the other concern. I don't think adding a little carpet made those buildings any more environmentally sound, but that's da rules I guess. It may depend some on who is donig the credit interpretation too. <BR/><BR/>In this case the project was registered under USGBC but not certified, instead the Government was reviewing for compliance. This way they can benefit from all the research and templates that the USGBC has to offer but they can modify the rules slightly - for example they do not always require commissioning to be paid for by the Owner - strange huh?Chris Grimmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13640559749147730920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182743756361189626.post-16115191773601115162008-04-08T15:14:00.000-04:002008-04-08T15:14:00.000-04:00My understanding is that the multiple buildings application guide is just a guide, and not hard-written rules. It was created for LEED-NC projects, but I don't see why it couldn't be used for CS projects as well. <BR/><BR/>I'm working on a group of CS projects right now that I think could be grouped together, but we decided to certify independantly for reasons I'll explain further in future posts. Unless you're saving substantial sums on registration and certification fees, I tend to vote for independant certification.<BR/><BR/>Hope that helps? Sorry I couldn't be more definitive...joelmckellarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15550241954337769327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182743756361189626.post-61760489535218870412008-04-04T14:16:00.000-04:002008-04-04T14:16:00.000-04:00Can I certify 3 buildings as one large building (core and shell) without having to use MBC?Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08131977773251210558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182743756361189626.post-52207785286477839192008-03-31T20:56:00.000-04:002008-03-31T20:56:00.000-04:00Very nice work Joel.CRVTEChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00679569851479253282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182743756361189626.post-84433102625021100022008-03-31T10:44:00.000-04:002008-03-31T10:44:00.000-04:00yeah... but useful!<BR/><BR/>Congrats on the Dwell house and the mocoloco plug... I bet your blog is getting crazy traffic right now!joelmckellarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15550241954337769327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182743756361189626.post-63271716216857996042008-03-30T23:49:00.000-04:002008-03-30T23:49:00.000-04:00Man, this is some nerdy shit up in here.SallyTVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16327244617064696091noreply@blogger.com