We have an existing two-story community recreation center with an adjacent parking lot. Most(about 75%) of the building interior will be renovated, with some new windows added to the perimeter. Since the project includes renovation to the parking lot (removing spaces to add vegetation), we have assumed the project falls under NC v2009. The building contains a two-story gymnasium which is about 25% of the building area; no work will be performed in this room. It's in the corner of the building, so two walls border interior spaces and two walls border the outside. Can we exclude the gym from the LEED project boundary? If so, where do we draw the line and what of the walls, slab, roof do we include/exclude?
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Marcus Sheffer
LEED Fellow7group / Energy Opportunities
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5912 thumbs up
June 9, 2015 - 4:48 pm
Why exclude it?
Catherine Adams
Architectural AssociateAstorino|CannonDesign
June 9, 2015 - 4:56 pm
The gym is a disproportionate consumer of power and HVAC. The existing building is only 10 years old, so the owner doesn't want to pay to upgrade the gym's lighting, etc, if the room can be excluded from the LEED scope.
Marcus Sheffer
LEED Fellow7group / Energy Opportunities
LEEDuser Expert
5912 thumbs up
June 9, 2015 - 5:15 pm
Gyms generally have relatively low energy use. No lighting or HVAC upgrade would be required by LEED or any energy codes. The gym would be included in the energy model in a neutral manner (modeled the same in the proposed and baseline) so it would only slightly affect the overall results. So no cost implications and next to no impact on the energy savings.
MPR2 encourages projects to certify whole buildings, not parts of them. There are exceptions for certain situations like additions. Seek not exclusions but look for opportunities to benefit the whole.