This is a general guidance Credit Interpretation Request, not specifically addressing ID credit. This credit interpretation was filed under ID because there was not an appropriate category. Our project is a 396,000 s.f. mixed-use project designed and constructed to achieve various LEED NC 2.2 credits. The mixed use components consist of residential units, residential parking and commercial tenant space. The commercial tenant space will occupy approximately 10,000 s.f. (2.5% of the total building square footage). The scope of this project only provides a shell for the tenant spaces which will be designed and built out by future tenants. The fact that the completion of these spaces is outside of the scope and schedule of this project complicates application for certain LEED-NC credits. According to the Administrative Credit Interpretation Request dated 3/23/07 (Ruling dated 4/20/07) it would be acceptable to "withdraw the retail portion from the project scope of work under LEED-NCv2.2." As we have not found any direction for clearly defining and excluding portions of the building from the "project scope of work under LEED-NC 2.2," we are asking for direction. We propose to exclude all future tenant spaces and occupancy from LEED NC documentation and calculations for all credits across the board. Considering the above referenced CIR and the fact that future tenant improvements are indeed outside of the scope of this building project, this seems to be a reasonable strategy. Please confirm that our proposed compliance path is acceptable, and please give us direction if any special steps need to be taken to document this exclusion.
The inquiry states that the subject project is mixed-use containing both residential and commercial space. The commercial space accounts for 2.5% of the overall floor area. The inquiry is asking if this space can be excluded from the NC application as it will not be improved within the scope of the initial project. The inquiry references a CIR ruling (IDc1.1 dated 4/20/07) that allowed projects to either exclude the unimproved tenant spaces from the application or to postpone submittal of the project until all build out is completed. The referenced CIR ruling was amended on 6/23/2007. The revised ruling indicates that if the owner/tenant occupies more than 50% of the building (50% minimum tenant improvement is completed in the initial building scope), then the entire project should be submitted using the NC Rating System and tenant improvement guidelines should be produced to inform future tenant build-out. Please see the revised IDc1.1 ruling for additional guidance. Note: this ruling does not apply to Core and Shell projects. Applicable Internationally.