Hello,
We are working with a major renovation in a stadium. The huge structural external columms will be maintained (100%), but the floor slabs will be demolished, except for some parts of the seating areas. The credit says that you shouldn´t count the collums separately, but considering that most of the slabs they were supporting will be demolished, I wouldn´t be double-counting their area. How should I proceed in this case? Count the collums area or just lose the credit because I won´t have 55% of floor area maintained?
Thanks
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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April 23, 2011 - 8:57 pm
You're referring to the calculation instructions on page 349 of the Reference Guide. It sounds to me like this situation is not what is envisioned by those instructions, and that it would be reasonable to count the area of the columns.However, since this goes against the instructions given, it may be worth confirming before you count on earning the credit.