USGBC Awards First Platinum Pre-Certification in LEED-CS Pilot

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has begun awarding pre-certification through the pilot program of the LEED^® Rating System for Core and Shell Development, which began accepting applications in late 2003. In recognition that LEED for New Construction and Major Renovations (LEED-NC) does not apply to most speculative office, retail, or mixed-use development, where different entities control a building’s core and shell development and its interior fit-out, USGBC developed two new rating systems—LEED for Core and Shell (LEED-CS) and LEED for Commercial Interiors (LEED-CI). The two systems are designed to function independently but also complement one another, roughly approximating LEED-NC when considered together.
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