We are working on a mixed CS project that will probably include restaurants in the first floor and office space above. The LEED reviewer is stating that the refrigerant of walk-in coolers and freezers should be included in the table, which I understand, but these spaces are out of scope of the CS.
The Tenant Lease Agreement (TLA) already includes a section that describes the type of refrigerant that has to be used, but I'm not sure if the LEED reviewers expect that the TLA should refer specifically to refrigeration equipment also.
Should I say that these spaces are out of scope, and that TLA already limits the type of refrigerant? Or should I modify the TLA to be more specific?
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Steve Loppnow
Sustainability Account ManagerStok
LEEDuser Expert
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December 2, 2015 - 7:08 pm
If possible, I would do all of the above (including updating the form). It seems like the reviewer is asking you to confirm, based on the likely refrigeration equipment per the TLA, that the project will still meet the credit requirements. I would refer back to the TLA in your response and if possible, review the TLA to be more specific. Overall I have found comments related to tenant scope in C&S projects to be really overreaching and sometimes ask for information that the team may not have access to, or is already defined by a TSLA. I would just say play along and try to address the issue in a comprehensive way, even if that means populating the form with equipment that hasn't been purchased yet or is out of scope (if that is indeed what they are asking you to do).