MERV 8 filtration

Franklin Snyder

President

Susquehanna Valley Engineering Group, Inc.

LEEDuser Basic Member

21 thumbs up

August 26, 2010

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Tristan Roberts

Representative

Vermont House of Representatives

LEEDuser Expert

7780 thumbs up

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 03:27

Assuming this is in the past tense and air handlers were used during construction, I don't know of a way for you to earn the credit.

Franklin Snyder

President

Susquehanna Valley Engineering Group, Inc.

LEEDuser Basic Member

21 thumbs up

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 18:00

Thank you for the reply. If the ductwork was thoroughly cleaned and the proper filtration added after the cleaning would this achieve the credit?

Allison Beer McKenzie

Architect, Director of Sustainability

SHP Leading Design

LEEDuser Expert

389 thumbs up

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 18:23

Franklin- there is no existing alternative compliance path that would cover the strategy you are proposing. You could certainly chose to submit your actions in the "alternative compliance path" portion of the LEED template, but since there is nothing that really allows you to use the method you are proposing, it would be up to the GBCI reviewer's discretion as to if you are awarded the credit or not. Since the credit language is so clear in requiring MERV 8, I would be surprised if they award you the credit.