The building had a large amount of pre-existing interior non-structural materials that had to be removed due to fire damage. For example the entire suspended ceiling had fire damage and was not salvageable. Do you think this could be considered a special circumstance and we could leave out of our calculations things such as the ceiling system, damaged walls, etc.
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Anne Nicklin
Executive DirectorBuilding Materials Reuse Association
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September 2, 2010 - 6:34 pm
Hi Jessica,
The calculations for this credit allow for the exclusion of hazardous material remediation (such as asbestos), but unfortunately I don't think that fire damage would qualify as hazardous. Thus, I'm afraid you'll have to keep the materials in the calculation, or submit a project specific CIR to see if an exception can be granted.
Best- Anne
Nathan Benjamin
Founder + CEOPlanetReuse
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September 8, 2010 - 4:43 pm
I'd agree with Anne, the fire damaged material would not be classified as hazardous and would require the materials to be included in the calculation. I think this is indeed a good opportunity to submit a CIR, though, to see if an exception can be made. You may consider other opportunities for the materials for reuse in lieu of their original installation. Can some of the material be re-purposed in a different application? It would obviously fall into another credit, but it could be a good way to divert material from being thrown out and it could further tell the story of the building's history if made into another detail in the space.