Rating System

LEED BD+C: New Construction, LEED BD+C: New Construction, LEED BD+C: New Construction, LEED BD+C: New Construction, LEED BD+C: Core and Shell, LEED BD+C: Core and Shell

Rating System Version

v2 - LEED 2.0, v2 - LEED 2.2, v2 - LEED 2.2, v3 - LEED 2009, v2 - LEED 2.0, v3 - LEED 2009

Inquiry

We are seeking approval of a concept for an innovation point for low emission office systems furniture and seating. Our project is a 280,000 SF office building that is registered for certification under LEED-NC v2.1. A developer is building the base building core and shell and a single tenant will lease the building. The project is currently in the design phase, and it is our goal to achieve LEED-NC EQ credits 4.1 through 4.4. Since over 75% of the floor area of the project will be occupied by open office systems furniture, and emissions from these systems will have a significant impact on IAQ, we plan to specify a low emission furniture system that complies with the requirements of LEED-CI EQ cr 4.5 (Low Emitting Materials, Systems Furniture and Seating). We believe that this merits an innovation point because LEED-NC does not address emissions from furniture, and in our project these emissions will have a significant impact on IAQ. In order to demonstrate compliance, we are proposing to comply with the intent, requirements, and submittals of LEED-CI EQ cr 4.5. We are requesting that the approval of this innovation point not be contingent on our project achieving any of the points in LEED-NC EQ cr 4. We are requesting this condition because we believe that even without the attainment of LEED-NC EQ cr 4, our proposed innovation point will significantly enhance IAQ, and it is above and beyond the scope of the EQ points in LEED-NC. We are also requesting that the attainment of this innovation point not be contingent on the attainment of LEED-NC EQ cr 4, because we can not be certain that we will actually be able to attain any of the points in LEED-NC EQ cr 4 until the construction of the project has been completed.