Hi everyone:
I'm working in a CS project, and I've been filling table PIf 3-1: Space Usage Type. In this project, offices are for sale, and therefore I'm not sure if the tenant spaces should be considered for lease or not. From what I take, a lease is a rental contract, but I'm not sure if selling the space can also be considered a lease.
So, in the "Owned or leased" column I've been selecting owned for every space (since offices will be owned by the buyers), but I have started to think that LEED places this column in order to understand which areas will be tenant owned (and therefore not in the CS scope?), and which areas will be general building areas (lobby, halls, technical rooms, etc...). So know I'm really confused about how to deal with this column. Any Ideas?
On the other hand, should I include tenant areas in the CS project scope?
I would really appreciate any help you can give me. Thank you!
Luis Miguel Diazgranados
Green Factory125 thumbs up
November 18, 2011 - 10:17 am
Hi, I had a minor lapsus with the scope question. Of course tenant areas are part of the CS scope. Anyway, the question about leasing still stands. Any idea?
Lauren Wallace
LEED Project Reviewer, LEED AP BD+C, Senior LEED SpecialistCertifications Department Manager, Epsten Group, Inc.
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January 6, 2012 - 11:59 am
Hi, Luis! If the project you are certifying is a CS project, then you have to imagine that you are the owner of the Core and Shell building when filling out the Project Information forms. For example, even if the spaces will eventually be "owned" by some entity, they are not technically "owned" by the Owner. Therefore, you would need to indicate those spaces as "leased." You would only indicate them as "owned" if the Owner intends to occupy them. This also helps to clearly indicate which spaces are not in the CS scope. You should note that projects where more than 50% of the space will be "Owner-occupied" are considered better suited to apply as NC projects. I hope that this helps to alleviate some of your confusion.
As to your second question, you would answer most of these questions (which portions of the scope are Owner versus Tenant) under PI form 5.