Our client is building a Retail center for a large grocer with small satellite retail spaces. The balance of the building is simply a parking garage with an enclosed and tempered elevator lobby. The owner is considering installing the Shower and Changing Rooms for the tenants but no other plumbing will be provided elsewhere. If we don't build out the Shower Room, how else can we meet the 20% reduction to qualify as a LEED project? There is also no intention to require the tenants to reduce water usage as part of their lease.

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Tristan Roberts

Representative

Vermont House of Representatives

LEEDuser Expert

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Fri, 04/22/2011 - 22:47

As far as I can tell from CS Appendix 4, you need to include the tenant spaces in your calculations. See more in the BD&C LEED Reference Guide.

Susann Geithner

Principal

Emerald Built Environments

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Mon, 04/25/2011 - 13:30

I have done a couple of LEED CS projects and Tristan is right, you will have to include the tenant's use. If you do not require them to reduce the use, you will have to assume it to be baseline. So without actually any influence on the tenants build-out you will have a very hard time to meet the 20% reduction.

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