Our project has existing non-structural plaster walls that will be reused in place. The current design calls for touch up of existing plaster walls, but the owner is also contemplating full skip-trowel resurfacing or overlayment of new gyp board. I am trying to ascertain what the impacts of these 3 scenarios would be on credits MRc1.2 and MRc3.
Secondly, acoustical panels may be necessary in some rooms to meet the LEED for schools pre-req, so we have a similar question regarding impacts to MRc1.2 and MRc3.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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March 29, 2011 - 9:45 am
James, if you can touch up the walls only, then they contribute to MRc1.2. If they are resurfaced, that's a bit of a gray area and would depend on your and your LEED reviewer's judgement of whether the situation falls more under reuse and restoration vs. replacement. Overlaying them with gypsum board would definitely disqualify that surface for MRc1.2, but not pulling it out could potentially benefit you under MRc2.Covering the existing ceiling with acoustical panels would disqualify it for MRc1.2There are no MRc3 implications here that I can see—none of these materials are eligible for that credit.I hope this helps.