I'm working on two projects (LEED - CS v2 and LEED 2009 - NC) that both require the demolition of existing buildings on the project sites. The existing buildings have asbestos and other hazardous materials that have been identified and will be professionally abated prior to demolition. Do you think this qualifies the sites for the Brownfield Redevelopment credit even though the projects are not major renovations?
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David Posada
Integrated Design & LEED SpecialistSERA Architects
LEEDuser Expert
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June 28, 2010 - 5:48 pm
Yes - We've seen a project acheive this credit under version 2.2 where an existing building being demolished for a new construction project contained asbestos.
The probable presence of asbestos in a number of the existing building materials was identified with a Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment and confirmed by an Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM) survey. The abatement was carried out by a licensed contractor before demolition of the building.