Ventilation for cold, dark shell

Hi Tony, tenant requirements that mandate compliance with ASHRAE 62.1 should be sufficient to confirm compliance for shell spaces that do not have HVAC systems installed as part of the scope of work of the Core & Shell project.

Hi Tony,
We are wondering the very same things for our core & shell warehouse project with no anticipated tenant(s). We,too, will mandate overall ASHRAE compliance in the lease. But how do we fill out specific VRP information for systems that don't yet exist? Get a tenant who doesn't yet exist to sign the lease? And get the form signed off by a ventilation designer that doesn't yet exist?

Have you made any progress on this? Or perhaps queried GBCI?

Hi Michelle, if HVAC systems aren't in the scope, you don't need to perform VRP calcs, you just need to submit a (unsigned) copy of a lease stating that the requirements of ASHRAE 62.1 must be met (by future tenants).

Hi Anthony,
Thanks that's reassuring and what I would expect in this situation. But why doesn't the credit form acknowledge this reality and give you that option? Speculative core & shell doesn't always have a tenant. I generally prefer to give the reviewers what they ask for and definitely like to see the forms document the point. Obviously this one won't without all the specifics it's asking for. Thanks for the response.

Unfortunately, the forms aren't updated as quickly as we would like, so it generally takes awhile before the latest guidance/exceptions get incorporated. The reviewers know this though, so a simple narrative explaining the circumstances is usually sufficient.

Hi Anthony,

If we are pursuing the Tenant Design Guidelines credit, can we simply include a section for meeting ASHRAE 62.1 ventilation requirements to comply with this prerequisite?