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NC-2009 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
Project location: National Park
Project Scope: Relocation of historic building
Designation: Retains SHPO designation
MR Credit 2: CIRs state relocation results in contributing to Material Reuse credits but Building Reuse credits do not apply.
Question: Does this structure, relocated and reoriented, on new foundation now become a "new construction" as opposed to "existing building" for thresholds in EA credits?
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Marcus Sheffer
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June 27, 2012 - 4:34 pm
I would certainly try to make the case that it is an existing building if the existing envelope was retained. If it was just the structural system then I think it is new. You might offer to do the rotations on the baseline model since that became an option when it was moved.