Exterior envelope reuse

Susan Robertson

Interior Designer

IBI Group

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8 thumbs up

January 12, 2010

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Jean Marais

b.i.g. Bechtold DesignBuilder Expert

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581 thumbs up

Thu, 02/04/2010 - 15:15

My old study notes say this only applies to structural elements, but you'd have to double check me.

Anne Nicklin

Executive Director

Building Materials Reuse Association

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116 thumbs up

Wed, 06/01/2011 - 19:07

Hi Susan and Jean, As the credit specifically references the exterior cladding, you definitely cannot count the walls as 100% reuse if the wood siding is being removed. You could propose an alternative compliance path, either in a formal interpretation request, or with your credit submittal, to count a portion of the walls for reuse. Let us know how it turns out. -a