We are attempting to clarify the requirements of the energy model for tenant fit-out spaces within a residential building that was registered under the LEED-NCv2.2 rating system on 05/21/2007. The project is a 1,200,000 square foot residential building with 330,000 square feet of commercial space that will be occupied by a single tenant and will be located primarily below grade and on the first floor of the building. The developers will build the facade of the 70,000 square foot ground floor section to the tenant's specifications. The tenant will also specify their own MEP systems. In addition, there will be up to another 40,000 square feet of tenant fit-out spaces comprised of retail and civic functions. The facade of these tenant fit-out spaces will be built to the developers specifications; however, the MEP systems within these spaces will not be under the control of the developers. An Administrative Ruling dated 8/27/2007 requires tenant guidelines be provided to ensure that future tenants are informed of, and can meet LEED prerequisites and requirements for the credits pursued by the project. The ruling further states that the project teams need not require any particular energy efficiency or green measures for tenant fit-out spaces. The team would like to confirm, through the above mentioned ruling, that energy usage of the tenant fit-out spaces can be excluded from the energy model. Alternatively, since the developers do not control the facade or the MEP systems for the 330,000 square foot tenant fit-out space, the developers are considering applying for a LEED rating only for the portions of the building in which the developer specifies the facade (exclude a portion of the building below the 2nd floor in which the tenant is specifying the facade and MEP systems). The other tenant fit-out spaces (retail and civic functions) would be included in the LEED application. Please advise on whether these paths are acceptable.
The project is seeking clarification if the project may exclude portions of the building which they do not control from the building\'s energy model. The LEED-NC rating system is intended for whole building certification, and therefore the project must included in the LEED Application and energy model the entire building without any exclusion. Therefore, both the 330,000 and the 40,000 tenant fit-out space may not be excluded from the energy model. Additionally, these two tenant fit-out spaces may not be excluded from the LEED NC Application. Applicable Internationally.