Include information on LEED-CI and how the core-and-shell portion of the building can contribute to the achievement of LEED-CI, as well as how a tenant could incorporate core-and-shell items (such as base mechanical equipment, water fixtures, and submetering) into a CI project. This portion of the guidelines usually comprises the bulk of them and provides tenants with educational information, recommendations for meeting LEED-CI, strategies for sustainability measures, product information, and helpful contacts.
Illustrations are a requirement for the tenant guidelines, and can be a useful tool in discussing the building. Include images of the actual building, diagrams, or other graphics.
Develop an outline to determine the extent of the tenant guidelines; you can add details later. See the Documentation Toolkit for an example of a final tenant guideline document, and a template for creating your own.
Consider attempting the extra point for Exemplary Performance through IDc1 by doubling your vegetated open space over the credit requirements. Many schools, particularly in rural or suburban areas with a lot of playing fields, find this relatively easy to achieve.
Consider eliminating or reducing the area of onsite surface parking. You can do this by placing parking under your building, building a parking garage instead of a lot, or sharing parking facilities with nearby buildings. These strategies can also help you earn SSc4.4: Alternative Transportation—Parking Capacity and SSc7.1: Heat Island Effect—Non-Roof.
Open-bottom, pervious planters count as open space; however, closed-bottom planters do not. (Closed-bottom planters are not thought to provide the same biodiversity that open-bottom planters can.)
