I am working on a proposal for a LEED-CI project. The project is a partial TI, about 12,000 SF (on one floor) out of an existing 45,000SF, 2 floor, one tenant space.
Below is what the architect communicated to me:
1. The buildout is just completed last January but now the owner would like to consider LEED-certification.
2. The older, existing areas are from a TI completed about 5 years ago designed by the same architect.
3. I think that the entire suite (two floors) will very likely have to be included in the LEED boundary -- you cannot just certify just a portion of a tenant suite alone. It means the entire space (new and older) will have to be commissioned / retro-commissioned. It also means the team will have to "back-track" and create documentation (like OPR and BOD) after the fact.
4. The owner is willing to go through the efforts and expense to obtain LEED certification, but need to know if it is at all possible "after the fact". They are willing to have the entire suite commissioned / retro-commissioned to meet the Cx requirements.
Question is: has anyone completed a project where the buildout is complete and Cx occurred after occupancy?
Please let me know. Thank you.
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
11477 thumbs up
July 5, 2012 - 10:53 am
Leticia, I see a couple issues here. One, I can't put my hands on it right now, but I think there is a time limit, from date of occupancy, for LEED certification, and the older TI would definitely surpass that.Two, making up OPR and BOD docs after the fact doesn't meet the intent of this credit—for EAp1 to actually influence design and construction of the building.Three, you wouldn't be able to meet the credit requirement to "Develop and incorporate commissioning requirements into the construction documents."I may be off here, but I see some serious obstacles. Why not do LEED-EBOM certification, which would have some real benefits here?