I have projects in Mexico that are measured in metric plans. All my calculations have been done in imperial units, as if it's required by LEED. I want to know if the General Plans required in the PI forms need to be measured in imperial. I check again and again the Reference Guide and haven't locates any requisite, so I ask the team to submit the plans with measurements in metrics, but all tha tables and calculations are in imperial units. We could have the general plans with general measurements that could be in imperial units, but the details and other plans in metrics as the measuerements are not relevant for leed. When a specific requirement is stated like the bike racks distance to entrance or other, a specific plan is made with imperial units calculates. Is this view right? Thanks.
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Mike Barker
Principal : Energy / Electrical EngineerBuildingPhysics South Africa
150 thumbs up
March 28, 2012 - 1:43 am
I understand metric is acceptable - some of the Beta forms now also allow metric.
We submitted plans and elevations in metric and they were accepted. LEED is going international in a big way.
Mauricio Ramirez
34 thumbs up
April 16, 2012 - 10:51 am
Thanks for sharing your experience Mike. I'll do in metric and post to the forum any further comment.