Rating System

LEED BD+C: New Construction, LEED BD+C: New Construction, LEED BD+C: New Construction, LEED BD+C: New Construction, LEED BD+C: Schools, LEED BD+C: Schools, LEED ID+C: Commercial Interiors, LEED ID+C: Commercial Interiors, LEED BD+C: Core and Shell, LEED BD+C: Core and Shell

Rating System Version

v2 - LEED 2.0, v2 - LEED 2.2, v2 - LEED 2.2, v3 - LEED 2009, v2 - Schools 2007, v3 - LEED 2009, v2 - LEED 2.0, v3 - LEED 2009, v2 - LEED 2.0, v3 - LEED 2009

Inquiry

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.