The pilot credit information online says this credit is available to all project types in the New Construction rating system, but the additional questions imply it is only for Healthcare projects - this is slightly confusing.
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Sara Cederberg
Manager, LEEDUSGBC
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September 13, 2012 - 3:49 pm
Hi Kimberly, are you referring to this question, "Should this credit be available to project types other than Healthcare, and which types?" (located in the credit-specific questions on the pilot credit) If so, we are trying to assess if building types other than hospitals or other large-scale healthcare projects have enough of the kind of equipment this credit covers for it to make the same environmental impact.
Jamison Hill
Energy Engineer/LEED ConsultantCommunity Environmental Center
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July 2, 2014 - 5:54 pm
It depends on BTU output. But I think overall NOx burner emissions is a big thing in the gas appliance industry. I think the drive has come from power generating equipment and vehicles; but there's a growing expectation in the market that even the burner in your apartment furnace must be low NOx rated. I guess people want cleaner air overall, and are tired of staying home due to Code Red ozone alerts.
With the exception of incinerators, I don't know of any healthcare specific NOx generators. I've done energy audits of some college campuses and datacenters with some big co-gen plants, and I know NOx was issue for them. And at AHRI Expo in NYC this year, everyone was pushing low NOx even the solid fuel guys (coal and biomass boilers).