This credit should be relatively easy for all Core & Shell projects to achieve. This credit requires that the building owner provide guidelines to all potential future tenants of the CS space.

The guidelines need to provide a description of the sustainable features and goals of the building, and should include strategies, recommendations, and examples of how the tenant may take advantage of the green features in the building to pursue their own LEED certifications.

Be sure to include information on all of the LEED v4 Commercial Interiors prerequisites and credits listed in the credit requirements. And remember, this document will act as a guide while tenants fit out their spaces, so ensure the tenants have these guidelines before they decide to sign the lease.

What’s New in LEED v4

• USGBC no longer requires that tenant guidelines contain information on LEED-CI or an explanation of how the core and shell building contributes to fulfilling credit requirements.