Core-and-Shell (CS) projects must meet all the relevant credit requirements for the CS scope of the building, including work done as part of the base building in future tenant spaces. (This requirement does not appear in the credit language or Reference Guide, but is included in the LEED Online credit form.) Among other things, the requirements apply to common areas and base-building mechanical ventilation systems.

In order for a CS project to comply with the credit requirements, you must either meet all of the requirements for the entire building or include the requirements in binding language in the tenant sales or lease agreement. This may also overlap with tenant design and construction guidelines being developed for SSc9: Tenant Design and Construction Guidelines.