We have an existing older building that had interior walls and sectioned rooms put in that were never permitted and were not code compliant. They were "floating" walls and never anchored to the ceiling truss or other walls. The building department required us to remove all of these walls as they were never permitted, non-compliant with building codes, and because they could collapse inward if there was an earthquake. Do we have to count these walls that were removed for the credit? They were not replaced.
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Megan White
Chief Sustainability OfficerIntegral Group
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May 1, 2017 - 12:00 pm
Hi Diane. Technically the LEED certification should include all materials which are permanent to the building (remain after construction completion). If these materials were removed as you mentioned, my recommendation is that they are included as part of your construction waste management MRc2 calculation (hopefully salvaged); and then you would not include these walls or their materials in your MRc1 or MRc4/MRc5 calculations.