Our project relocates an existing visitors center building to a nearby site. After relocating the building, an expansion to the building will be constructed equaling approximately 45% of the original building size. The foundation under the original visitors center building has to be abandoned and a new foundation is being provided. The function of the building and the ownership remain the same. A credit interpretation request (MRc32 ruling 11/4/2002) states that the Building Reuse credit is for buildings reused in-situ. This negates our ability to apply the existing building stock to the Building Reuse credit. We ask that you confirm this conclusion. We would like to pursue credits under Materials and Resources-Resource Reuse using the value of the existing building components. The value of the components will be substantial and we will likely pursue an exemplary performance credit as well. Please confirm the validity of applying the existing building\'s component values to the MRc3.1 and 3.2 points.
The project team is requesting confirmation that a building relocated to the LEED project site is ineligible for credit under MRc1 - Building Reuse. Should that ruling be confirmed, the project is requesting to apply the existing building components retained in the relocated project to the reuse materials component in MRc3. Relocated buildings are indeed ineligible for credit under MRc1. Relocation of existing building shell and components is consistent with the reuse of salvaged materials, and application of these reused materials to the MRc3 calculation is acceptable. Applicable Internationally.