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Requirements
Publish an illustrated document that provides tenants with the following design and construction information:
- A description of the sustainable design and construction features incorporated in the core & shell project and the project’s sustainability goals and objectives, including those for tenant spaces.
- Information on LEED for Commercial Interiors and how the core and shell building contributes to achieving these credits.
- Information that enables a tenant to coordinate space design and construction with the core and shell’s building systems. Specific LEED 2009 for Commercial Interiors credits to be addressed when applicable include the following:
- Water use reduction.
- Optimize energy performance, lighting power.
- Optimize energy performance, lighting controls.
- Optimize energy performance, HVAC.
- Energy use and metering.
- Measurement and verification.
- Ventilation and outdoor air delivery.
- Construction indoor air quality management.
- Indoor chemical and pollutant source control.
- Controllability of systems.
- Thermal comfort.
- Daylighting and views.
- Commissioning.
- Elimination or control of environmental tobacco smoke.
- Recommendations, including examples, for sustainable strategies, products, materials, and services.
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Requirements
Publish an illustrated document that provides tenants with the following design and construction information:
- A description of the sustainable design and construction features incorporated in the core & shell project and the project’s sustainability goals and objectives, including those for tenant spaces.
- Information on LEED for Commercial Interiors and how the core and shell building contributes to achieving these credits.
- Information that enables a tenant to coordinate space design and construction with the core and shell’s building systems. Specific LEED 2009 for Commercial Interiors credits to be addressed when applicable include the following:
- Water use reduction.
- Optimize energy performance, lighting power.
- Optimize energy performance, lighting controls.
- Optimize energy performance, HVAC.
- Energy use and metering.
- Measurement and verification.
- Ventilation and outdoor air delivery.
- Construction indoor air quality management.
- Indoor chemical and pollutant source control.
- Controllability of systems.
- Thermal comfort.
- Daylighting and views.
- Commissioning.
- Elimination or control of environmental tobacco smoke.
- Recommendations, including examples, for sustainable strategies, products, materials, and services.
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LEED AP BD+C, Homes, EB:OM
Stok
Sustainability Account Manager
