Thanks, Tristan, for redirecting me here!
We are completing a LEED NC for a major renovation for a building on a campus. Adjacent to this building, connected to it and another building on the other side is a public entry / security / gathering space type of lobby. The owner would like to pursue LEED CI for that space - anyone with experience with that?
Looking through the guidance it looks to me like it is OK since it is a definable separate space - the lobby, versus a part of a tenant space or office suite - but it is not separate by lease or ownership. I would guess that there is fire separation but whether that counts as a "party wall" i am not sure. Mechanical systems are partly unique to this lobby space, partly shared across the buildings, but very little mechancally is in our scope.
On this campus projects are identified with letters or numbers, so this would be called "Building X Lobby"
April Brown
Sustainable Building ConsultantGreen Bridge Consulting
LEEDuser Expert
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January 9, 2013 - 1:05 pm
I have had some similar experience and we certified a University Theatre, which was attached via a walkway to a non-LEED certified building, making it a complete and separate building. The scope of work was an interior fit out, making it fall into the LEED CI rating system. To be clear, however, the space must meet all MPRs - what are you considering for your LEED boundary? Is the lobby considered a self-sufficient interior space with FTE (MPR 5)?