I'm working on behalf of a GC on a complicated historic renovation and new construction project that's being done in several phases with separate contracts between Owner and GC. The project was registered with LEED NC 2009 during the 1st phase (but after the 1st phase started) so the C&D Waste was not properly documented at the beginning of the 1st phase and the LEED goals were never communicated to the GC until the end of the 1st phase, so C&D Waste Recycling rate will be VERY low. Now the design team has identified the C&D Waste Recycling Credit, 50% as one of the credits the GC needs to pursue. So it'll be complicated to calculate and also unclear as to whether or not waste from the 1st phase of work will need to be included in the C&D Waste Recycling Calcs for the main project contract which is Phase II and will start well after the project registration under v 2009. Any thoughts?
Also, the documentation of what was removed to be reused and what was repaired in situ is also also not properly documented and will be very messy to try & piece together at this point. So this is another issue (The original bldg. dates back to 1823 and much of what was supposed to be reused couldn't due to age/service life of materials.) But I feel that the project should get BOTH of the Bldg Reuse credits just based on the fact that the owner is trying to preserve the bldg. in tact as much as possible and is making repairs to preserve the remaining life of the bldg. Any ideas on this as well is greatly appreciated.
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March 28, 2016 - 6:31 pm
Debra - I can't answer part two of your question related to building reuse. I encourage you to post your question on the MRc1.1 or MRc1.2 forum(s) - http://www.leeduser.com/credit/NC-2009/MRc1.1 or http://www.leeduser.com/credit/NC-2009/MRc1.2. Be sure to review the Related Credits information for MRc1.1 and MRc1.2 in regards to MRc2 and vice versa.
It is unfortunate that the GC was not included in the critical conversation regarding LEED and construction waste and that the waste diversion for the first phase is low and the records are messy. It is also unfortunate that the design team imposed this credit late on the construction team.
Based on what you have shared, my first thought is that you would have to include the waste from the first phase because the project was registered during that phase and the overall project's scope includes the first phase to make a complete project. In my opinion for a renovation project, you can't really pick and choose what to include/exclude - especially if it works to your advantage to exclude it, for instance. I would encourage a conversation with your design team to explain the potentially unrealistic nature of its late request for construction waste for the first phase. Maybe they will work with the construction team to substitute another credit that is more attainable?
(Also, I'm not sure if you mean the project was registered after first phase "had started construction" - but it is fairly typical that projects register after they have started design.)