tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182743756361189626.post8978722618070655412..comments2023-09-23T09:32:32.184-04:00Comments on Real Life LEED: The LEED Size Gap: When a Renovation Is Ineligible for LEED CertificationJoel McKellarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06556519233893181810noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182743756361189626.post-17163250274003292242010-07-17T10:30:14.926-04:002010-07-17T10:30:14.926-04:00I think there is definitely room for an additional...I think there is definitely room for an additional rating system that better suits an addition or partial renovation scope. We run into this situation quite frequently with our school projects where the school is perhaps adding an arts and sciences wing or new athletic facilities that are connected to an existing school. To complicate matters, in Ohio where most of our work is, publicly funded school construction projects must be LEED for Schools Silver certified. This has been a real problem with some minor additions that don't meet the 50% threshold. Sometimes we are able to overcome it by renovating portions of the existing building, sometimes that's not an option.<br />Another similar problem I run into frequently is building owners and property managers who would like to use EBOM on some of their projects to attract tenants, but their buildings do not meet the required occupancy rate of 50% (it was even worse when 75% was required). It's a chicken and egg thing- they want to use LEED for marketing because their buildings are vacant, but their buildings are too vacant to use LEED. I know they are working on a LEED for Existing Schools rating system- I wonder if LEED for Existing Core and Shell is an option?Allison Beer McKenziehttp://www.buildingmygreenlife.comnoreply@blogger.com