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Posted: Mon Jul 21st, 2008 09:12 am |
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Is that humanly possible for 1 person to certify a building only by himself? I mean without support staff?
Does anyone know people who are doing it?
I am very doubtful that 1 person only can certify a building. It would represent a huge achievement considering the amount of checking and calculation involved.
I am just curious to know.
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Posted: Mon Jul 21st, 2008 11:01 am |
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There is (should be) a team... The reference guide constantly refers to the 'team'
I am with a General Contractor in Baltimore and I am responsible for all the 'contractor' assigned construction credits; commissioning, IAQ, construction waste management, recycled, regional, and rapidly renewable material, FSC wood, low-e material.
If I open the on-line scorecard there are others responsible for each attempted credit. Some are the responsibility of the Civil Engineer, some the HVAC Engineer, some the Architect.
I do not believe any one person can be responsible far the entire package.
Who is ultimately responsible? What is in the contract?
I believe it is the owner.
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RealLifeLeed
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Posted: Mon Jul 21st, 2008 08:59 pm |
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There are no requirements as to how many people must be involved, and theoretically one person could do the whole project by themselves, especially if it's a very small project. In most cases some sort of independent commissioning agent is going to be required.
In practice, it's rare that any one person is going to have the technical expertise to run all of the documentation necessary (stormwater calcs, energy models, etc.), but the USGBC doesn't say that can't happen.
Joel - http://www.reallifeleed.com
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Posted: Tue Jul 22nd, 2008 11:10 pm |
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It depends on the size of the project and the type of certification vehicle you are using. LEED NC vs LEED CS or CI or ND.
1 person could do it if they had access to all the information and knew how to complete the letter templates.
While I haven't completed all the letter templates, I do review them all for completeness and bounce them back if it's incomplete or if it doesn't meet the requirements.
So it is possible but you really have to have all the information needed and have lots of time on your hands. But why would you want to do that for? It's supposed to be a collaborative effort of all involved on the project.
Besides the MR credits would eat up all your time. Let the GC handle that because they should have all their invoices and tags too.
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stephane08
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Posted: Sun Jul 27th, 2008 04:15 am |
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Well, I was asking the question beacuse now that I am LEED AP, I got request from my boss who is saying: "now that your are LEED AP we will be able to certify green buildings".
In my mind, we need to train other Engineers in our staff to really be able to provide this srevice. I can not do all by myself.
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Posted: Thu Jul 31st, 2008 03:01 am |
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Stephanie08- The question from your boss may be your boss' way of looking for that return on the investment they have made in you to become a LEED-AP (assuming that they footed the bill for time, materials, training, or exam).
As far as how many LEED-APs it takes to complete a LEED certified project, take a look at the following stats from the USGBC as of July 2008:
Total LEED Certified Projects = 1,585
Total LEED-APs = 55,391
So it appears about 34 LEED-APs are required to complete a LEED certified project (see the attached file from USGBC). Or is this more about marketing...
In my understanding the minimum required LEED-APs is 0 for a project to gain certification under the LEED program. USGBC does the certifying, not LEED-APs.
Attachment: USGBC Stats 200807.pdf (Downloaded 30 times)
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