I am working on a Commercial Building Project that was registered over two years ago as a LEED CS (v2.0). Following registration the project went on hold and became recently active. Initially all the space was to be leased, however this is not anymore the case because the Owner will now occupy 100% of the building leasable space. According to LEED CS Guide, commercial projects where the Owner occupies 50% + space (hence has control over fit out of that portion of the space) should utilize LEED NC. Considering that the project is already registered and LEED v3 is well in practice, does anyone know if there is a possibility that the project can still be certified under LEED CS v2.0 or if the rating can be changed to LEED NC v2.2?
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David Posada
Integrated Design & LEED SpecialistSERA Architects
LEEDuser Expert
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March 23, 2011 - 7:40 pm
You may be in a bind - I believe that if you switch from one rating system to another, you would need to register for the current version, so I doubt you'd be able to switch to NC 2.2. And it sounds like changes in occupancy may no longer qualify the project for CS. You'd probably have to inquire or petition directly to the GBCI to know for sure, but I wouldn't be optimistic.
Jorge Lopez de Obeso
Architect / Environmental advisereosis Consulting
20 thumbs up
January 22, 2013 - 12:30 pm
Harnessing this topic, once you change the rating system of a registered project, would this change generate any fee?
Thanks :)