Quoting MPR Supplemental Guidance document (Buildings attached to non-certified buildings, page 17):

"1) VERTICALLY ATTACHED, LEED-EB: O&M, AND MAJOR RENOVATION PROJECTS
If the certifying project is certifying under LEED-EB: O&M OR is a major renovation AND/OR is vertically attached to the non-certifying building, then it must be separated from the attached building by the following:
a) Ownership
AND
b) Management OR space usage type"

1. Does this mean that ANY certifying vertically attached building (i.e. a commercial C&S project) must comply with these two requirements?

2. Can a C&S building that is all new exclude a retail portion on the ground floor if the ownership and management are different?

This considering that ALL the other requirements for attached buildings are met.

Thanks