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CS-2009 EAp3:Fundamental Refrigerant Management

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Curt Pascoe
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Ryan Companies US, Inc.
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What if your CS building scope does not include HVAC equipment (and therefore no refrigerants)? USGBC requires the entire building to meet this prereq (including tenant spaces). I am not concerned about meeting it in the future, but I wonder how you prove to the USGBC that it will be met. A Tenant/Sales Agreement is only viable if there is a tenant - what can you provide in the case of a speculative building? Will the GBCI accept a notarized letter or other options?

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Ante Vulin
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YR&G
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Thu, 06/21/2012 - 15:44

Curt, we have repeatedly documented credits for CS buildings by providing a copy of a typical lease for the building, even if there was no tenant yet. In this case the typical lease language would need to include a no CFC clause. This clause shouldn't be a problem for any future tenant, since presumably they would be purchasing new, non-CFC-using equipment.
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Tiffany Moore
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Built Kansas City LLC
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Thu, 02/13/2014 - 23:16

Ante, I know this thread goes back a while, but I'm curious about your response. When you provided a copy of the lease document for speculative properties, was the owner required to sign it? I have a review comment that specifically asks for the owner to sign the lease document even if there isn't a tenant, yet. I think this is odd, so I'm curious how others have handled spec building lease documents. Thanks!
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Ante Vulin
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YR&G
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Mon, 03/10/2014 - 14:21

We have noticed that change as well. Sometimes we provide a scanned excerpt from a lease with a signature from the owner next to the relevant section, but reviewers have been inconsistent about whether they require the signed lease in speculative buildings. This is one area where the requirements are evolving on the fly.

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