Rating System

LEED BD+C: New Construction, LEED ID+C: Commercial Interiors, LEED BD+C: Core and Shell, LEED BD+C: Schools

Rating System Version

v3 - LEED 2009, v2 - Schools 2007, v2 - LEED 2.2, v2 - LEED 2.0

Inquiry

Our LEED project consists of a 69,000 square foot addition to a 105,000 square foot University Athletic Center. The University will also partially renovate some portions of the existing Center, which consists of a series of buildings that date back to the 1930\'s. Although the renovation work in the existing Athletic Center will not seek LEED certification, the project team would like to implement as many sustainable strategies as possible on this work. For example, the construction team will be developing a Construction Waste Management Plan, consistent with the requirements of MRc2.1 (minimum 50% diversion from landfill), that will be utilized on both the Addition project and the renovation work. In order to streamline this waste management plan process, the project team would like to utilize a single set of dumpsters on site to sort the diverted and landfill materials. This will effectively commingle the materials for both projects, yet save the University the thousands of dollars it would cost to use and manage separate dumpsters. This will also eliminate any confusion as to which dumpster to use or not use as both the Addition project and the renovation work will be constructed within similar timeframes and in close location to each other. Thus, the project team is requesting USGBC clarification as to whether this streamlined approach is an acceptable means of complying with the intent of MRc2. The project team will ensure that at least 50% of the combined construction waste is diverted from landfill to comply with MRc2.1.