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parking garages and LEED

Tristan Roberts

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Vermont House of Representatives

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August 30, 2010

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Bala Srini

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DVA Energy

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Thu, 02/10/2011 - 19:18

How will this meet the prereq of Min. Energy performance

Tristan Roberts

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Thu, 02/10/2011 - 19:29

Well, you'll need to meet it through one of the established methods. Probably enegy modeling.

Bala Srini

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DVA Energy

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Thu, 02/10/2011 - 19:33

If its just a naturally ventilated open garage. can we still meet all the prereqs.

Tristan Roberts

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Thu, 02/10/2011 - 19:37

I would be worried about meeting IEQp1. Please review the requirements there and post to that forum or the EAp2 forum with specific questions.

Bala Srini

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DVA Energy

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Thu, 02/10/2011 - 19:39

I have a new C&S office building with a seperate multilevel garage next to it on the same site, serving the parking needs for the office building. Should i include the garage with the office for certification or should i leave the garage and certify only the office. Whats the advantage/disadvantage to include or exclude?

Tristan Roberts

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Vermont House of Representatives

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Thu, 02/10/2011 - 20:32

Were you planning to certify the office building. Simply from an environmental standpoint, there would be much more benefit to doing that than just the parking garage. Also, it will be tricky to certify the parking garage on its own. So I would recommend combining them into one LEED project.

Bala Srini

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DVA Energy

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Thu, 02/10/2011 - 21:17

Thanks for your replies. the office building is going for certification. but the question is should i include the garage or not

Tristan Roberts

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Vermont House of Representatives

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Thu, 02/10/2011 - 21:20

If you want the parking garage to be certified, I think you'll save money and time by including it with the office building. You may have to, anyway, to satisfy LEED's Minimum Program Requirements (MPRs).