After reading all the “shopping centre” related posts under the NC, C&S and CI rating systems forums, I still can’t confirm the following: - for a new shopping building, undergoing a LEED NC or LEED C&S certification, can I count the basic services that the shopping itself will have at the moment of its inauguration (moment in time were the building is certified) OR - does this situation fall in the option referred in the Ref. Guide that states that the project building itself cannot be considered 1 of the 10 basic services; however in a mixed-use building, a maximum of 1 service within the building may be counted as 1 of the 10. Does anyone have any previous experience in complying with this credit under option 2 with new shopping buildings? Thanks.

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David Posada

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SERA Architects

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Fri, 09/07/2012 - 22:41

Normally, I think you'd only be able to count 1 of the services in the new shopping center, since this credit is intended to reward projects that are being built around existing dense development and services. There is an option in the reference guide that allows 2 future, anticipated services to be counted if 8 are are ready open. If you are in an area that already has a high density of development, but not the 10 services, you could try submitting as an "alternate compliance path," but you wouldn't want to assume you'd earn the credit. You could also submit a CIR if you need to get a more definite answer.

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