I have a project that the owner/landlord are seeking LEED-CS certification, but none of the tenants have any interest in seeking LEED-CI certification. This project is a cold-dark shell, so as part of the CS certification we are mandating the tenants meet the technical requirements for a number of credits through Lease/Sales agreements. Once the project receives certification, are the tenants held to the technical requirements listed in the lease/sales agreements for future renovations/remodels? Would it be acceptable to include wording in the Lease/sales agreements referring to the initial build out of the tenant space?

Thanks in advance.

Hello,
We are pursuing LEED EBOM v2009 for an office complex. The project was built at the same time and has two twin buildings, with independent HVAC systems. However they operate as one, sharing open areas, underground parking, owner, property manager, waste disposal spaces (there is only one waste disposal space for the complex), purchasing, services (such as maintenance, cleaning, gardening, etc.).
We had registered this project as a single project but now have doubts about whether this should be a single building or group certification.
If we finally do this as a group, do we need to register a master site, etc?
What do you think?
Thanks

Hello,

I'm working on a LEED 2009 project which will require a Campus registration on LEED Online. There has been an update on the USGBC website that all LEED rating systems will change to LEEDv4 by the end of October 2016.

Can we still register a Campus on LEED Online for our LEED 2009 project part the October 31 2016 deadline ?

Regards,
Ali

Our project is a University educational facility aiming for LEED-Canada 2009 (v3) certification.

LEED stipulates that students are to be considered temporary occupants, however we anticipate that higher level students (Graduate and Doctorate) will be using the facilities for 75-90% of the day as they need access to specialized laboratories to conduct their research.

Are we to count these students as temporary visitors AND part-time occupants, or as full-time occupants, or simply as temporary visitors?

I need to know what if I decide to submit sum, and not all, of the construction credits during construction preliminary submittal, and postpone some others for the construction final submittal.
Is this possible, and if so; will these credits (postponed) get one or two rounds of review?

After two rounds of review EAp2 was denied although we reckon that we had totally addressed all comments of the preliminary review and additionally the issues described as outstanding in the final design review do not seem substantiated.
In such occasions and in an effort to ensure the best understanding of the outstanding issues would it be possible to speak directly to the reviewers? And in terms of the fees, would the appeal fee for EAp2 include EAc1 as well, or should an additional fee for EAc1 be paid, although all work to be done is related to EAp2 only?

Hi all,
I hope this is the correct forum for my question (Tristan, please redirect me, if not).
We have instances where changes are made that would impact an already "approved" credit - sometimes positively, sometimes not.
We also understand that each is only reviewed twice - preliminary and final.
What is the process for resubmitting a credit after final review - is this considered an appeal?

Thanks!

A few projects that I am as team member on have recently experienced a LEED Online form issue where information "disappears." I am curious if other folks have had this issue and how have you have approached dealing with it? If you've reached out to USGBC, what has their response been towards you? Thank You!

Can anyone steer me to a good source for a residential attic access door with compliant gaskets and insulation required by Energy Star V3?
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