Are facades of existing buildings (not historic) exempt of Requirement number 8 of the Walkable Project Site?
Requirement 8: "No more than 30% of the primary facade at ground level is without doors or windows, with a maximum interval of 15 feet between doors or windows.
The primary facade of a new construction project includes the facade of an existing parking garage not to be renovated. Does the 30% include only the portion of the project that is new construction, excluding the existing building, or does the existing building has to be included in the calculation?
Paige Alderoty
SOCOTECFebruary 17, 2021 - 4:35 pm
Did you ever get a response on this from LEED Coach or anyone else?
Jenni Huynh
Building Performance Analyst/DesignerPage
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February 24, 2021 - 1:15 pm
It seems you need to fuflill 8 of the 9 requirements (for v4 of this Innovation credit) so if your project achieves the other 8 then I think it could be exempt or the one you do not achieve.