two versions of LEED for Retail

Thanks for the input, Tristan. This is the shopping center owner doing the ground up buildings. He is redeveloping an existing dilapidated site, so we gain some benefits there. We initially looked into it as a Core and Shell project, but wondered if there would be any benefit to using LEED for Retail New Construction.

Mary I sent an email on the issue to LEED Retail technical committee and they advised that LEED Retail is only for for full building including the fitout. For a shopping centre that is Shell and core we must still use LEED-CS Copied from my response "We have looked into this and are continually looking for a better solution for shopping center developers. For now, anyone fitting out the core & shell only will continue to use the LEED CS rating system. LEED for Retail NC is meant for buildings that have full interior fit out where everything inside can be included as well. The USGBC is about to take another look at this issue in depth in hopes of finding a retail specific solution. There is no timeline for this now but stay tuned to the website for any new developments. Thank you, Nick Shaffer "