We attempted an Innovation in design credit for our project. The strategy for this was reusing existing foundation elements in the support of a new 18 story high rise building. The existing foundation elements (piers, etc) were placed and then the project permit was revoked and the project abandoned. The foundation elements sat exposed to weather for 9 years before our new project came along.
This credit was denied in its first review during the PreCertificaton Final Review. The reviewer states that the strategy aids in the achievement of MRc1.1 Building Reuse. We did not see this as a viable option given that there never was a finished building in place to reuse.
Will this get reviewed again in the Design/Construction Review?
Can I contact by email to further clarify our intent/strategy?
Do I have to pay / enter the Appeal process since it was Denied?
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Glen Phillips
Sustainability ProfessionalBright Green
42 thumbs up
June 26, 2014 - 12:41 pm
I'm afraid you are most likely out of luck on this approach, as central to Path 1 (Innovation in Design) eligibility is that the strategy not be addressed by any other LEED credits. Since the reviewer has confirmed that this strategy is already addressed within an existing credit (even if it isn't feasible to achieve in full), this strategy is essentially ineligible.
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
11474 thumbs up
June 27, 2014 - 9:28 am
Tracy, have you applied this material to MRc2? That's your fallback for material like this that doesn't fit with MRc1. We talk about that on our guidance for those pages.
Tracy Baker
CTA Inc.3 thumbs up
June 27, 2014 - 10:49 am
Tristan,
Thank you. I think this will be my fallback plan. I did not believe MRc1 worked because the strategy is to reuse a 'previously occupied building'. In this case there never was a building.
For MRc1 - we are already attempting this credit. We may be able to get an exemplary performance credit as well. Thanks for your help.
Tracy