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According to LEED guidelines, which of the following project types should utilize the LEED BD+C rating system?
LEED BD+C is intended for whole buildings undergoing new construction or major renovation. USGBC defines a major renovation as extensive interior alteration combined with significant work involving the exterior shell, primary structure, core or peripheral MEP systems, service systems, or site, typically preventing normal use of the primary spaces during construction and requiring a new certificate of occupancy before reoccupation. The museum described in Option A explicitly involves extensive renovation and a new certificate of occupancy, making it the clearest BD+C project. Interior repairs alone may instead align with another rating system depending on scope, while a theater receiving only mechanical-system updates without broader major-renovation work may not meet the BD+C threshold. USGBC also specifically identifies BD+C as appropriate for major museum renovations. Therefore, Option A is correct.