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Reuse roof joists But not roof deck

NC-2009 MRc1.1:Building Reuse—Maintain Existing Walls, Floors and Roof
posted by  C. Anne Brockelman  on 

I am working on a renovation project of a courthouse. We will be reusing the roof joists but will remove all the existing roof deck.

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Sat Aug 26, 2017, 10:01 pm

Curtain Wall Should Be Exterior Wall or Glazing?

NC-2009 MRc1.1:Building Reuse—Maintain Existing Walls, Floors and Roof
posted by  Sara Zoumbaris  on 

Is a large curtain wall to be considered as exterior wall or glazing for this credit? Thank You!

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Wed Jan 18, 2017, 12:23 am

Existing Parking - Reuse Structural Slab

NC-2009 MRc1.1:Building Reuse—Maintain Existing Walls, Floors and Roof
posted by  Nanechka Pagan  on 

The project that I am currently working have an existing structural floor slab (previously used as a parking lot; doesn't not have roof/walls), the current design intent is to maintain more than 6

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Fri Feb 1, 2013, 10:56 pm

Reused area of column and beam

NC-2009 MRc1.1:Building Reuse—Maintain Existing Walls, Floors and Roof
posted by  Zhantong Chen  on 

In MR c1.1, how to calculate the column and beam area?

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Wed Mar 25, 2015, 9:57 pm

Major renovation with re-insulation of external walls and roofs

NC-2009 MRc1.1:Building Reuse—Maintain Existing Walls, Floors and Roof
posted by  Qian Tang  on 

Dear All, I´m working on a major renovation project. All the external concrete walls, roofs and pillar should be maintained but the insulation layer above the concrete will be changed with the bett

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Sat Aug 26, 2017, 10:04 pm

Frankenstein Building Reuse

NC-2009 MRc1.1:Building Reuse—Maintain Existing Walls, Floors and Roof
posted by  Brett Beckemeyer  on 

I am currently working on a project that has had 7 different additions dating back to 1956.

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Mon Nov 4, 2013, 3:36 am

Building Relocation

NC-2009 MRc1.1:Building Reuse—Maintain Existing Walls, Floors and Roof
posted by  Nativa Architecture  on 

If we decide to move a pavilion from Expo area to a new site, shall we take any "Building reuse" credits? All most of core and shell elements will be reused.

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Sat Aug 26, 2017, 9:53 pm

Building Demolition

NC-2009 MRc1.1:Building Reuse—Maintain Existing Walls, Floors and Roof
posted by  Chris Eger  on 

We are demolishing a large building that is no longer in use and is twice the size of an existing portion being retained.

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Fri Mar 7, 2014, 5:22 pm

No floor

NC-2009 MRc1.1:Building Reuse—Maintain Existing Walls, Floors and Roof
posted by  April Ambrose  on 

A spec-built, cold-dark shell of a building was built with 4 walls and a roof, but the floor is still dirt.

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Tue Jan 17, 2017, 11:55 pm

How are doors calculated?

NC-2009 MRc1.1:Building Reuse—Maintain Existing Walls, Floors and Roof
posted by  David Gruss  on 

Are doors excluded in the same way as windows are excluded? If not, would new doors in existing frames count against your percentage reused number for a wall area? Cheers, David

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Mon Dec 8, 2014, 6:19 pm