Project registration is the formal step that launches the LEED® certification process. A project nominated for certification must prove that it can meet the minimum program requirements, and only at this point can the project be effectively registered. Project designers must therefore prepare the necessary documentation and calculations to demonstrate fulfillment of prerequisites and credit criteria. LEED® certification is obtained on completion of the build by demonstrating that the building meets the program requirements of the level of certification applied for.

The new Lavazza Corporate Management Center was registered as having achieved LEED® Gold certification in September 2011, and on that date it was the first candidate building in the Piedmont region.

Since certification is a complex process which involves constant activity monitoring, there are three dedicated bodies for the Lavazza Corporate Management Center:

• Commissioning Authority (supervisory authority): a body responsible for supervising the design, installation and testing of all plant systems impacting energy consumption of the building;
• LEED® AP (Accredited Professional or Certified Professional): a competent person in the certification process who is responsible for managing the design and construction team to obtain credits and to carry out periodic inspections of the construction site;
• LEED® manager within the executive company.