new floor in existing building envelope

KIMBERLY KRAFT

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May 12, 2015

Hello LEEDUsers, We are submitting a project for LEED NC v.2009 - major renovation and new construction. A portion of the project is a new floor which has been inserted into an existing one-story high bay building envelope. It seems to be a bit of grey area as to if this new floor is part of the renovation of the existing high bay building – or if this floor would be considered as new construction. Any thoughts? Thank you, K

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Jennifer Rennick

Principal

In Balance Green Consulting

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Thu, 09/10/2015 - 22:30

We had the same question - has there been an answer on whether this area is considered new or renovation? It makes a difference on EAc1 points.

Jennifer Rennick

Principal

In Balance Green Consulting

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Sat, 11/21/2015 - 16:24

We received a determination back from GBCI that the new floor in an existing shell should be considered "renovation". That makes sense to me since you are working with the existing thermal envelope.