I'm bringing up a topic discussed but not solved in previous comments. What does the USGBC include in "equipment installed as part of the tenant's scope of work"? They list appliances, office equipment, and electronics, but do not mention computers, monitors, or other plug loads. But they do include monitors on the example table. This is my 1st CI job so I don't understand their intent. Do I need to include all computer equipment the tenant may purchase on their own, or only equipment included in the TI scope of work with the tenant? I am especially curious because I don't see how this could be a Design credit if you need to wait for a tenant to purchase all monitors and laptops for their employees, which may not happen until turnover. Any comments on this item would be great. Thanks!
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Emily Catacchio
Sustainability SpecialistWight and Company
610 thumbs up
February 24, 2012 - 11:18 pm
Curt,"Tenant's scope of work" really refers to the scope of work pertinent to the tenant space, ie only the space within the boundaries of the LEED project. This does not mean every product the tenant may ever purchase on their own. If there are no computers within the current scope of work you would not need to consider them. This credit is from the perspective of the design team, not the owner's "scope of work."Does that clear things up?
Curt Pascoe
P.E., LEED AP BD+CRyan Companies US, Inc.
123 thumbs up
February 27, 2012 - 9:28 am
Somewhat, but let me clarify: Using my specific example, we as the General Contractor are purchasing appliances for the TI project. The owner, on their own, may or may not buy new computers and equipment for their space. We just don't know, as it isn't part of our scope. Your response indicates that the only equipment we must worry about is that which we purchase, which is only a couple appliances, making this prereq and EA Credit 1.4 very easy to meet. I just wanted to be sure we didn't need to coordinate with the owner to track everything they purchase on their own prior to their move in date.
Marcus Sheffer
LEED Fellow7group / Energy Opportunities
LEEDuser Expert
5906 thumbs up
February 27, 2012 - 10:17 am
I think it does mean all of the equipment including the equipment purchased by the owner. The Reference Guide clearly states that all installed equipment must be included at the time of occupancy. Office equipment is computers, printers, copiers, etc (this is also defined in the Reference Guide).
The intent is that all the equipment associated with the project should be included in the calculations. By tenant scope of work they do not just mean the scope of work associated with the general contractor, they mean the full scope of what the tenant is installing. You will need to account for everything that is purchased and installed as part of their project once it is complete.
Christopher Schaffner
CEO & FounderThe Green Engineer
LEEDuser Expert
963 thumbs up
March 1, 2012 - 8:24 am
What Marcus said.
Emily Catacchio
Sustainability SpecialistWight and Company
610 thumbs up
March 7, 2012 - 11:09 pm
Marcus is correct and clearly stated this better than I could have! (As a side note I realize now I was unclear in my use of "scope of work" I meant it in reference to the timeline of the project.)