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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">One of our clients is interested in certifying a portion of their new building</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> under LEED-CI. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Can an owner complete a LEED-CI project in their own building?</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">The rest of the building would not be certified under LEED-NC, while obviously encouraged, this isn</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">t a requirement for the typical</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">tenant</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> build-out. The wor</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">ding in the CI rating system doesn</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">t specifically mention the possibility for an owner to be their own tenant.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Any thoughts?</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Separate</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">question</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">: anyone coming to IBPSA meeting Saturday morning and want to split transportation</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> from LaGuardia let me know, ~10:30am. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">My default will be to try out the metropolitan transportation authority since I haven</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">t experienced that before.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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