I am working on a project where the exterior space consists of an alley way and an outdoor plaza. The outdoor plaza is on columns under the building volume. Am I right in thinking that the outdoor plaza is to be excluded from this credit (ss7.1 Non-roof) ?
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Crissy Tsai
Sustainability CoordinatorWebcor Builders
58 thumbs up
December 29, 2014 - 5:43 pm
Paul,
I would also agree that since the outdoor plaza is directly under the building it would be excluded from SSc7.1 Non roof.
Paul Rogers
ArchitectBau Arktitekter
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December 30, 2014 - 3:20 pm
Thanks for the reply, another question regarding the adjacent alley which is beside the building . . . so long as the building has an SRI>29 am I able to factor in the shading (average shading) produced by the building?
I see in the checklist provided above for this credit as well as an earlier post that 'You cannot count shading cast from the building itself, as your project building does not cover non-building hardscape area from an aerial view. However, you can count canopies that protrude from buildings and shade hardscapes.' If this is the case, it does not seem very logical to me in my case as the adjacent alley is rather narrow and the building's on either side over 8 stories tall so the alley will be mainly shaded for a majority of the time.
Robert Webber
AssociateVDTA
January 6, 2017 - 12:54 pm
This comment was posted quite a while ago, but seems to relate directly to a hotel project I am currently working on. The project is a highrise in a dense urban environment (100% of the site is covered by the building). A portion of the building at the base is carved away and supported by columns. This area makes up an outdoor pedestrian entrance plaza, and a drop off drive aisle. Couldn't the building itself be considered an "architectural structure" that is shading these exterior hardscapes, making this credit available to us?