Pearl Building Rating System - Estidama

SM-3: Design for Flexibility & Adaptability
Intent To lengthen the useful life of buildings through designs that are easily adaptable for
other program uses.
Credit
Requirements
Awarding Credit
Points
Credit
Submission:
Design Rating
Credit
Submission:
Construction
Rating
Calculations and
Methodology
GENERAL
Demonstrate the following:
� 90% of the building has regular rhythm to exposed facades (by area);
� Floor-to-floor heights of at least 3.6 meters;
� 90% of the windows are evenly distributed around exposed elevations (by area);
� 90% of interior, non-structural walls are demountable or movable (by area); and
� 90% of pipes, wiring and conduits are not permanently embedded in building
materials (in length).
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT/CLARIFICATIONS
None
CREDIT POINTS REQUIREMENTS
1
(maximum)
1
1
(maximum)
1
Design Rating
Building is designed to meet Credit Requirements for flexibility
and adaptability.
Construction Rating
Building is constructed to meet Credit Requirements for
flexibility and adaptability.
� Brief narrative describing how the project intends to meet the Credit
Requirements, including any calculations;
� Building elevations clearly indicating how the building has regular rhythm to
exposed facades, floor-to-floor heights and distribution of windows;
� Typical floor plan indicating the location of any load bearing walls and other
interior walls as well as any connections for movable/demountable walls; and
� Drawings indicating plumbing and electrical services are not to be permanently
embedded in building materials.
� Updated narrative describing how the project intends to meet the Credit
Requirements, including any calculations;
� Photographs clearly illustrating how the building has regular rhythm to exposed
facade, floor-to-floor heights and distribution of windows;
� Photographs of movable/demountable walls; and
� As Built drawings illustrating how plumbing and electrical services have not been
permanently embedded in building materials.
None
References None
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