We are doing a project where we are renovating the whole interior of an existing building but we are not renovating the exterior portion of the building. We are designing to LEED Healthcare New Construction Version 2009 in the interior portion of the project. Since we are not renovating the exterior of the building can I use the pilot credit for light pollution reduction SSpc7 for "Existing Building" or would I need to use the pilot credit for "Healthcare" since this is what we are designing to in LEED for the overall project?
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Bill Swanson
Sr. Electrical EngineerIntegrated Design Solutions
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July 24, 2013 - 4:56 pm
You seem to be trying to divide the credits based on scope of work. The inside of the building is new work so you want to follow Healthcare credits while the exterior of the building is existing and you want to follow EBOM for these credits.
I don't think you can divide work like that. What is the project boundary for your Healthcare project? Everything inside of this project boundary should follow Healthcare credits.
Now pilot credits use up innovation credits. There are many times that people have applied credits from other rating systems to their project as an innovation credit. But this is when there is not an equivalent credit in your rating system.
I don't think will let you earn a credit from the PC7 for Existing Building. Follow the PC7 for Healthcare since this is what the rating system is that you are submitting under.