I looked through the reference guide for a definition of 'finished,' but I couldn't find one, so I'm hoping someone here can help: I have a CI project that is moving into a space that has existing polished concrete floors. They want to put carpet down on some of the floors and keep some as polished. No changes will be made to the concrete floors. Does the entire floor area count as a 'retained' area, or just the part that will not be covered by carpet at the end of the project?
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Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
11478 thumbs up
May 19, 2011 - 11:56 pm
Sara, I think that the intent would be to count the part not covered by carpet.
Raymond Loo
Senior Manager, Corporate ServicesMEA & Associates Limited (Hong Kong)
94 thumbs up
September 25, 2011 - 6:05 am
I have a question with similar facts.
In our project, all of the flooring system will remain but all of the carpeting will be replaced with new carpets. I guess this means that the entire floor area does NOT count as retained?
Also, all of the drop ceiling system will remain but the current fluorescent lighting system will have some changes made to it. The reflective shields may be reused but the ballasts and fixtures will be replaced since the fluorescent bulbs will be changed to more efficient ones, i.e. T12 to T8 or T5 (will have to confirm). Does this mean that the entire ceiling area WOULD count as retained?
And only a small number of non-bearing walls will be removed.
Would this project be eligible for 0 points, 1 point, 2 points? Any tips would be appreciated.