Rating System

LEED BD+C: New Construction

Rating System Version

v2 - LEED 2.2

Inquiry

Sprint building 14 is part of a 20 building, 208 acre corporate campus that was constructed on under-utilized farmland. Sections of the farmland included drainage swales between the fields that were designated as wetlands (manmade). As part of the initial site development phase of the campus, the Army Corps of Engineers issued a permit(nationwide permit 26) to move the 5.4 acres of existing manmade wetlands and replace them with 7.4 acres of new wetlands. The new wetlands are located in and around the lakes at the southeast corner of the site, which are more than 100\'\' from any buildings on the site. Building 14 was developed on a portion of the site that is further than 100\'\' from the current wetlands. A corner of the loading dock of the building falls within the 100\'\' limit of the previous manmade wetland location. We feel the intent of the credit has been met by relacing and expanding manmade wetlands on the site, providing a better wetland location and protecting these wetlands from the adverse effects of building near them.