One tenant occupying 50% of a commercial office building pursuing LEED® O+M certification has provided purchasing data. The other tenants in the building occupying the remaining 50% have chosen not to provide purchasing data.

One tenant occupying 50% of a commercial office building pursuing LEED® O+M certification has provided purchasing data. The other tenants in the building occupying the remaining 50% have chosen not to provide purchasing data.

For credits related to purchasing, the LEED applicant must
A . estimate the purchases of the other tenants and assume they are compliant in the Materials and Resources credit calculations
B . estimate the purchases of the other tenants and assume they are noncompliant in the Materials and Resources credit calculations
C . estimate the purchases of the other tenants and apply the compliance rate from LEED applicant in the Materials and Resources credit calculations
D . exclude the purchases of the other tenants from the Materials and Resources credit calculations

Answer: D

Explanation:

The LEED applicant must exclude the purchases of the other tenants from the Materials and

Resources credit calculations, because they have not provided purchasing data and are not participating in the LEED project. The LEED applicant can only include the purchases that are under their control and can be verified.

Reference: LEED AP O+M Exam Guide, page 94

LEED v4.1 O+M Reference Guide, MRc1: Purchasing, page 163