Our client is negotiating to lease or acquire property to construct new facilities. The current owner intends to demolish existing buildings and perform some degree of site clearing and restoration before turning over the property. Is our project responsible in any way for construction and demolition activities prior to our client gaining control of the property?
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March 29, 2018 - 1:53 pm
Steven - In my experience, I've always included demolition in waste management calculations for a LEED project where there is an existing building - even if the demolition is handled by a separate contractor before work on the new building begins. This is because the LEED project boundary is supposed to include all land associated with a project that is altered as result of construction. And demolition of an existing building fits the description of alteration.
This used to be more detailed in the LEED 2009 Minimum Program Requirements but you could check out MPR #1 for LEED v4 - https://www.usgbc.org/node/2742911?return=/credits/new-construction/v4/minimum-program-requirements - for additional information.
You might also want to check out this LEED 2009 forum - https://leeduser.buildinggreen.com/forum/starting-point-leed-certification-process.
Steven Blais
ArchitectGHD
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March 29, 2018 - 4:16 pm
Michelle - thanks for the quick reply. Our challenge is that our client does not yet own the land and they may or may not have leverage to either a) insist that the current owner leave the existing building intact so that our client can control the demolition and waste management, or b) insist that the current owner demolish and manage waste in accordance with a LEED construction and demolition waste management plan, and then turn over the documentation to our client. With this clarification from me, do you still advise that my client attempt to control the demolition on land that they do not yet own or lease? Thanks.
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March 30, 2018 - 10:04 am
Steven - Thanks for clarifying your situation. While I understand that your client is limited in its current capacity, I would still encourage you to encourage the landowner to assist you in your pursuit of LEED. While you can only do what you can do, I'd want to have something in writing that I had sent to the landowner requesting their assistance and any response you receive - especially if they decline to assist. Good luck!
Steven Blais
ArchitectGHD
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March 30, 2018 - 10:50 am
Seems like a good strategy - thanks!