Demolition of Interior Wall

Kerry Honsinger

Reynolds Ash and Associates

LEEDuser Basic Member

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August 9, 2016

The reference guide states that if a wall is demolished and not replaced, it can be excluded from the calculations. Please define 'REPLACED' and 'NOT REPLACED'... We are demolishing a wall and adding a new wall in a new location 5 feet away because the existing wall did not define the space as we needed it to. Are we "replacing" the existing wall? What are the parameters around 'REPLACE'?

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Tristan Roberts

Representative

Vermont House of Representatives

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Tue, 01/17/2017 - 18:52

Hmmm, it sounds like a new wall to me, not a replacement for the old wall.I am basing my answer on common sense mixed with a lot of years of LEED experience, not a rigorous defiintion of "replaced," which to my knowledge USGBC has not provided.

Kirklin Lee

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Tue, 01/24/2017 - 22:24

How is 'reconstructed wall' being defined? For our project, we are to demo an existing gyp. bd. wall, and replacing it with a gyp. bd. wall of different stud size, in addition to a CMU wall against it. Basically, the wall does not match in material or construction, but matches in location. Would this be considered a 'reconstructed wall?'

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