ASHRAE 90.1 states:

G3.1.3.6 Piping Losses losses shall not be modeled in either the proposed or baseline
building designs for hot water, chilled water, or steam piping.

What...

I've received a reviewer's feedback stating that "the required back-check Design review occurred after the date for beginning of construction...Provide a narrative explaining the sequence and...

The reference guide says projects under the LEED Schools rating system are allowed to exclude playing fields and associated buildings used during sporting events only from their...

Let's talk about watersense and local equivalents. 

What makes a local standard equivalent? If we can meet or beat the flow rates, is there another requirement or feature that we need to...

We have 17 different types of ceramic tile on a job I'm documenting in LEED Online.  Since ceramic tile qualifies for...

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We have a project where the heating plant consists of boilers using wooden pallets as an energy source. They’ll serve Heating and...

Has anyone heard of using ASHRAE 90.1-2010 section 8.4.2 Automatic Receptacle Control within LEED version 3 to show load reductions for the plug loads. I am thinking of using the same plug load...

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I have a question regarding the development of a new building on a existing plant. Prior to the construction a solar plant will be installed on-site (not a building) and connected...

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I have a proposed building in which there are no daylight control systems for lighting. I implemented lighting using occupancy controls (schedules) in both baseline and...

I am currently working on a TI project for two floors of a mid-rise building. The current building uses pneumatic controls for the entire building. The client has asked if it's possible to go...