I have a group of 5 existing buildings on a brownfield site, two are being reused and 3 are being demolished.
Q1...As the demolished structures are not LEED buildings do I count them as non-reused areas or can I just look at the existing buildings that are being renovated to be LEED certified?
Q2...These two buildings to be reused are metal warehouses and only the slab and red steel structure is being reused. Can I count the steel or is this considered part of the wall, as stated on page 349; "..beams are considered part of the larger surface they support."
Thanks.
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Safeera Gaffar
September 23, 2013 - 5:53 am
John,
I think,
About Q1: If the demolished buildings are not in your selected LEED project boundary, you do not need to count them in your reuse calculations.
About Q2: If you are re using structural wall and column then it makes sense to calculate area of the wall that includes the column. But if you are removing the walls, that couldn't be considered as a re use of a structural wall. So I feel you should calculate the area of just the supporting columns.