Our project is a high-rise apartment building with C&S retail on the ground floor. The credit requirements section in the NC reference guide says that for C&S spaces "Mechanical ventilation systems installed during core and shell construction must be capable of meeting projected ventilation levels based on anticipated future tenant requirements."

If the ventilation system is NOT installed during C&S construction, but is left to the future tenants as part of their fit out, how should we account for these spaces in the documentation? Do we exclude them, and provide our Tenant Guidelines as documentation? Or do they need to be factored in another way? Any advice or experience is appreciated. Thanks.