Before construction activities begin, the general contractor should educate contractors and subcontractors on the project goals for limited site disturbance and detail a plan for meeting these requirements.
Use the tenant guidelines for marketing purposes. Many tenants that are already planning on achieving LEED-CI certification will seek out LEED-CS buildings that aid in their achievement of LEED. Providing these tenants with a list of the LEED-CS credits attempted and guidelines may help attract them to your building.
Upload the tenant guidelines to LEED Online. Someone, typically the owner or owner’s representative, will also need to sign the LEED Online credit form, verifying that the guidelines meet the requirements of the LEED credit.
Confirm that all LEED-CS efforts that contribute to the achievement of LEED-CI are properly documented in the tenant guidelines. It’s a good idea to include a LEED-CI scorecard that spells out these areas.
Go back to your outline and fill in missing details on products, systems, actual goals met, and illustrations. The Documentation Toolkit provides a sample tenant guidelines outline and template.
The owner needs to sign off on the LEED Online credit form stating that the area delineated as open space will remain open space for the life of the building.
Upload documentation to LEED Online. You need to provide a site plan that delineates the areas of open space, green roof, and pedestrian-oriented hardscape, as applicable. It is also a good idea to include the total project site area and the total open space area on the site plan.
