Dear LEED users
I would like to use the 40/60 rule to select suitable rating system between NC 2009 and Healthcare NC2009 for a Hospital building project including the facilities inside (e.g administration- laundry room- accounting department,HR offices.. etc) , but i do not know how to calculate the percent of this rule. could someone help me? Thanks
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Susan Walter
HDRLEEDuser Expert
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February 28, 2014 - 4:25 pm
Usama - It sounds like you are doing a renovation project. Have you considered CI? From what I understand on HC, you are either in or you are out. I'm not sure if the GBCI will allow an NC project in a hospital. You're best off calling.
Susan
Osama Hassan
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February 28, 2014 - 4:53 pm
Susan, thanks for your reply, Our project will start after few days, It will be a hospital and i would like to choose a suitable rating system that will be NC 2009 or HC-NC2009 and i need to decide through using 40/60 rule to determine the percent. thanks
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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February 28, 2014 - 9:23 pm
Usama, if if it is a HC facility it sounds like you need to use LEED-HC. If you are trying to apply the 40/60 rule, that is based on floor area, so what is the floor area of the various spaces? But as Susan said, I think it's a Healthcare project, unless it's an interior renovation, in which case perhaps LEED-CI.
Susan Walter
HDRLEEDuser Expert
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March 4, 2014 - 8:59 am
If you are in a hospital, then you likely need to use HC. Your choices in programs are HC or CI. To determine CI, you need to have a better understanding of the building the project is in and the overall campus.
For example, we have a project that is a major renovation of an inpatient bed tower. The overall continguous, I-2 Hospital is right around 2 million square feet. The project's building is 240,000 s.f. or a little more than 10%. The amount of that building under renovation is 80% of the total building. We approached the GBCI and they offered us CI as a program but we're completely upgrading mechanical, plumbing, windows, roof and improving the building envelope. They agreed to use the HC protocol. Hospital renovations are tricky and you need to do the analysis between programs.