Rating System

LEED BD+C: New Construction

Rating System Version

v2 - LEED 2.2

Inquiry

Our project is one of the first of a large scale, urban redevelopment of an old, decommissioned municipal airport. Mueller Municipal Airport was closed in the late 1990\'s and, "Since mid-1997, a multidisciplinary team of consultants led by ROMA Design Group has been working with citizens and the City to create a redevelopment plan for the 709-acre site. The final plan calls for the creation of a transit-oriented community including a town square, a mixed-use district, an employment center, and a variety of residential uses."\n\nOur project is to renovate an existing small office building that was adjacent to the old runway into a visitor center for the city and developer. In spirit this project is the anchor for this urban redevelopment but in reality it cannot meet the specific goals of this credit. First, our project is at the entrance to this urban redevelopment project so half out our catchments area is outside the boundary of the development density goal. Second, the development has density goals with zoning, ordinance and design development guidelines but only several projects spread across the 709-acre site are in construction or planned; a children\'s hospital, regional retail, multi-family housing, and dense residential lots are now up for sale in a pioneer program phase. Lastly, as the front door for this dense re-development project, the master plan calls for a community lake park surrounding our project on three sides. While this amenity is a creative solution for stormwater management, it land-locks our project from achieving the technical density requirements of this point.\n\nWhile LEED for New Construction version 2.2 does provide an alternate path (Option 2) for compliance to provide 10 basic services within a 1/2 mile radius, those components of the master plan have not been sold for development at this point. Can we count lots on the master plan designated as mixed use commercial considering there is a high probably given the requirements of the design guidelines that these projects will include a retail component.\n