The first public comment period will be open for 42 days, starting Dec. 6, and continuing through Jan. 16 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.
The LEED for Core and Shell Rating System is a market-specific application that recognizes the unique nature of core and shell development. USGBC says the aim of the LEED-CS system is to recognize that some key building areas, interior space layout, building finishes, lighting, mechanical distribution, and plumbing fixtures, are often outside the direct control of the developer. The scope of a LEED-CS project is therefore limited to those aspects of the project over which the developer does have direct control USGBC says.
USGBC says the LEED-CS is designed to complement the LEED for Commercial Interiors Green Building Rating System (LEED-CI). Together, LEED-CI and LEED-CS establish green building criteria for both developer/owners and tenants.
Any member of the public can comment on the LEED-CS draft but all posters must first register a profile with the USGBC Web site. USGBC says it will respond to all comments, and post the comments and responses. The names and organizations will be removed before they are posted, USGBC says.
If changes are made to the draft after this first comment period, USGBC says it will conduct a second public comment period on those changes.
