For a museum project registered under NCv2009 there will be a museum store and food service areas that will be "finished by tenant". These two spaces total approximately 5% of the total building floor area. The museum store plans to open at the same time as the museum, while the food service schedule is a bit less clear but likely also at the same time. The two spaces will basically be left as an empty box for the tenants, with gyp. bd. provided by project contractor. The food service area is designed in the base drawings but most of the equipment is provided "by concessionaire". Would these spaces fall under the rulings for LI #10102? Since they are not under our project's scope of work and will be a separate contract and contractor, will a "Letter of Commitment" from the owner and non-binding Tenant Design and Construction Guidelines be sufficient?
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Marcus Sheffer
LEED Fellow7group / Energy Opportunities
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May 18, 2015 - 9:05 am
Yep sounds like they fall under LI #10102. The Guidelines would be sufficient for many credits. To claim any energy savings there must be a requirement in the tenant lease agreement. Make sure the energy models include some sort of justifiable allowance for the food service equipment.
Ralph Bicknese
PrincipalHellmuth & Bicknese Architects
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May 20, 2015 - 4:21 pm
Marcus, Thank you for your answer to our question regarding tenant finishes. The only issue we are seeing with using LI#10102 is that it says it applies to "incomplete spaces at the time they are submitted for final certification review". For our project, which is ready for preliminary design review, the tenant fit outs are not complete but are designed and currently being reviewed and commented on. You believe these spaces can still be considered incomplete with a letter of commitment and tenant lease agreement being sufficient?
Thanks.
Marcus Sheffer
LEED Fellow7group / Energy Opportunities
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May 26, 2015 - 4:36 pm
That is how I interpret LI#10102. Again for the energy model you must have a tenant lease agreement to claim any savings in those space. Guidelines are not sufficient.
Ralph Bicknese
PrincipalHellmuth & Bicknese Architects
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June 4, 2015 - 11:58 am
Great, thank you very much Marcus. We will include this documentation in the special circumstances portion of PIf 1. Do you happen to know who the Letter of Commitment should be addressed to?
Marcus Sheffer
LEED Fellow7group / Energy Opportunities
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June 4, 2015 - 12:04 pm
USGBC, LEED Reviewer, To whom it may concern. No set rule here, whatever makes sense to the owner.