If we are doing a tentant improvement for the entire interior of a building, is it eligible to be certified under LEED-CI. The "LEED project scope must include a complete interior space distinct from other spaces within the same building with regards to at least one of the following characteristics: ownership, management, lease, or party wall separation" is tripping me up. Single owner, single tenant for the entier building.
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Lauren Wallace
LEED Project Reviewer, LEED AP BD+C, Senior LEED SpecialistCertifications Department Manager, Epsten Group, Inc.
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December 2, 2013 - 10:59 am
Rebekah,
Would the tenant improvements be considered a major renovation? If so, you may qualify under LEED-NC. Otherwise, it is possible for the Owner of a building to also be the Owner of a space that would be considered LEED-CI eligible. The text that you quoted is trying to explain the scope of work in regards to the rest of the building that is not within the scope of work for CI. For example, if a two-story office building were to renovate the first floor and a conference room on the second floor, the space that is undergoing LEED-CI certification would have to make a clear distinction between the spaces not certified/within the scope of work and those undergoing renovation. An example would be that the marketing material for the office could not say the entire building was LEED-CI - only the first floor and the conference room on the second floor. Your project sounds pretty cut and dry, whereas the "complete interior space" wording is geared more towards projects that have more complicated renovations happening. Hope that makes sense!