For the purposes of defining the regularly occupied GSF and related credits under IEQ, we are trying to determine how allocate several condo units that will remain as a "white box" for our LEED submission. They have not been designed or fit-out. Overall, the project is NC, not Core & Shell. We have 81 residential condos that are fit out, in addition to 341 guestrooms and amenity spaces. Should these white box spaces be included in the Residential GSF number and deemed to be regularly occupied, or listed under a different category in the PIf3 form? Thank you!
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Dave Hubka
Practice Leader - SustainabilityEUA
LEEDuser Expert
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August 12, 2021 - 10:34 pm
The white box space should be included in the project's GSF and listed as what you most expect them to become. If the best chance is that they become residential units, then list them as residential units.
you'll need to pretend these white box spaces are built out in your LEED application while keeping everything neutral in the application. For example, watts per square foot of the lighting is the same in the baseline and proposed.
If the team wants to claim credit for the white box space(s) then you'll need a signed committment from the owner and the tenant/condo owner, the signed committment letter must specifically state the design approach and GBCI may even request design documents for the future buildout of white box spaces when claiming LEED credit from them.
I advise against white box spaces because they only ever tend to act as a LEED anchor. Can't claim that project teams listen to my advice however :)