Hi guys,
we are currently in the pre-certification stage of a hotel + retail complex. This complex will host 6 restaurants / fast food joints which will all be leased and one restaurant that the project developer will run on its own.
I am aware that the project scope includes the restaurant of the building owner itself and that the requirements on the Kitchen appliances for the Indoor water use reduction prerequisite as well as the credit will apply.
But what about the future tenants? The project developer will provide all the main connections needed but will not include the kitchen fit-out, since it is opted to have a variety of international options. It is assumed that each cuisine has different kitchen equipment.
How is this handled and how can the intent of the credit be met? Since it is a NC certification do we just "ignore" the kitchen appliances since they technically don´t make the project scope?
Thanks in advance.
BR Chris
emily reese moody
Sustainability Director, Certifications & ComplianceJacobs
LEEDuser Expert
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May 13, 2022 - 6:58 pm
In previous versions, for NC projects that had a portion of future tenant spaces, you were allowed to treat them as empty areas and basically exclude them, with the limitation that those spaces could not exceed 10% of the overall project SF...at least, that's what I remember of it, but can't find where it stated that (or similar). I had a 3M SF casino/hotel project where we had spaces just like you describe.
I cannot pinpoint this same language in the v4 resources, but I would anticipate it should be the same approach.
The closest thing I see is in the "Getting Started" section of the BD+C Ref Guide (pg 14 of the PDF version [pg 24 of the actual PDF]), which states the following:
"Incomplete Spaces
Buildings and spaces that earn LEED certification should be completed by the time they have submitted their
final application for LEED certification. Complete means that no further work is needed and the project is ready
for occupancy. No more than 40% of the certifying gross floor area of a LEED project may consist of incomplete
space unless the project is using the LEED BD+C: Core and Shell rating system. Additionally, projects that include
incomplete spaces must use Appendix 2 Default Occupancy Counts to establish occupant counts for incomplete
spaces.
For incomplete spaces in projects using a rating system other than LEED BD+C: Core and Shell, the project team
must provide supplemental documentation.
·· Submit a letter of commitment, signed by the owner, indicating that the remaining incomplete spaces will
satisfy the requirements of each prerequisite and credit achieved by this project if and when completed by
the owner. This letter may cover the commitment in general terms and need not address each prerequisite or
credit individually.
·· For incomplete spaces intended to be finished by tenants (i.e., parties other than the owner), submit a set of
nonbinding tenant design and construction guidelines, with a brief explanation of the project circumstances.
For prerequisites with established baselines (e.g., WE Prerequisite Indoor Water Use, EA Prerequisite Minimum
Energy Performance) and the credits dependent on the calculations in the prerequisites, the proposed design must
be equivalent to the baseline for the incomplete spaces. Project teams that wish to claim environmental performance
or benefit beyond the baseline for incomplete spaces should refer to the Tenant Lease and Sales Agreement section."
You may want to reach out to LEED Coach to confirm to be safe, but it sure looks like the language above is what you'd need to refer to for your project.