We are working on a Hotel that is both a renovation and major new construction. 5 floors of hotel are being built on top of a section of large existing exhibition space, and the lower section of the exhibition area under the Hotel, will be renovated for a new lobby, restaurant, etc.. My understanding is the project boundary will just be the area directly related to the new LEED Building, we would not have to include the entire exhibition hall that is not in the scope. Is this the correct interpretation?
LEED v2009.
Along this same line, in a Credit like MR 1.1, can the entire exhibition hall be included as part of the existing GSF, although it is outside of our LEED boundary? We would need this SF meet the minimum ratio of new to existing for the credit.
Also, the Exhibition Hall and Hotel are on a Pier, over water. Not sure if this makes a difference, but any feedback would be great.
Thank you
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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August 9, 2016 - 1:58 pm
Andrew, if you don't include the exhibition hall in your LEED boundary you can't take credit for it in a credit like MRc1.1. There are some exceptions for this for other credits—see the guidance under Bird's Eye View, above.
You can potentially draw the project boundary to exclude the exhibition hall, but just make sure that you can do so consistently and reasonably. Check guidance on MPR2 for more detail on this specific issue.