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LEED risk management

As a document intended to be an attachment or addendum to a B101 contract between owner and architect, B214-2007 outlines duties and responsibilities concerning LEED certification. This includes providing specifications incorporating LEED requirements in the Contract Documents and conducting a pre-bid meeting to review LEED principles, procedures and requirements for the project. With respect to the contractor, when does B214 consider identification of LEED goals?

AnswerIn B214, a project's LEED goals are presumed to be identified before a bid is ever submitted by a contractor.

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