We are desining a 550m2 office building using several shipping containers as the main structure. The containers will be adapted thermally, etc. The Minimum Program Requirements (MPR) indicate that "LEED Projects shall not consist of mobile structure...", The building will be permanent, still I wonder if there is any restrictions against using shipping containers? Any experiences with similar projects?
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Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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January 7, 2011 - 5:29 pm
I think that as long as the building is designed to be permanent, and it's clear that the containers are not easily disassembled, the building would meet the requirements of this MPR. I think this MPR Is mainly aimed at things like vehicles, mobile homes, etc.
Susie Spivey-Tilson
LEED Fellow, Senior Program Manager for Global Energy & SustainabilityCBRE
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158 thumbs up
January 12, 2011 - 1:46 pm
Agree, Tristan.