Re: CI phased project because of budget issues

We have a project which has been registered and have a Project ID number. We have not submitted for design review to date and would appreciate feedback on the following: The present Project ID is for floors 2 through to 7. We would like to add the first floor which is the Lobby entrance that will include Conference Rooms, Telepresence Room, Cafeteria etc... We would update our profile to reflect the added square footage as well as the increased FTE. WE would like to confirm if this is acceptable to do? Thank You

It's up to GBCI, but it's hard for me to see any issue with this. The registration fee is a flat fee—it's the review fees that are based on square footage. You're not changing the nature of the project, just thea area. I would just update the project information entered in LEED Online and proceed.