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NC-2009 MRc1.1:Building Reuse—Maintain Existing Walls, Floors and Roof

basement level with outdoor terrace for roof?

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Erica Downs
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We have basement level rooms that extend beyond the above-grade building footprint. Effectively, the terrace serves as the roof for these below-grade rooms. If the terrace will remain untouched, does this count as a retained structural element? Seemed like it could go either way -- it really is a structural roof element, but it is also a site element, which i don't think would count. Anyone else run into this situation? Thanks.

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Tristan Roberts
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Fri, 02/17/2012 - 19:51

Erica, it sounds to me like the terrace is the roof for those rooms, and should count.

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