Hello everyone;

A client of ours is developing an office building and is interested in achieving a LEED certification. The owner/builder plans to sell or lease each office separately, so we are planning to start a CS certification process. The problem is that the owner/builder doesn't want to close the possibility that a party will come further down the road and buy the building as a whole. If such an event does arises, what would happen with the certification process? Should the rating system be changed? What if this happens when the core and shell scope is nearly or totally complete?

Our client is also asking if the possible buyers or buyer wants to achieve another LEED certification which would be the options? We told him that in case there is many buyers each of them could apply for LEED CI. But in the case of one buyer appears for the whole building, we don't know if he could apply for CI. What do you think??

We need to have this clear before speaking to him again so help will be much appreciated.