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Downstream Implementation of Analysis Outcomes

Pilot-Credits INpc113: Informing Design Using Triple Bottom Line Analysis
posted by Charles Boechler on Aug 16, 2023, 3:34 pm

This is such a critical part of informing plan decisions in relation to the marketplace value or buyer acceptance. I am curious how value engineering exercise at the construction stage has...

Last reply: Candice Rogers, May 21, 2025, 3:07 pm

Exam Reschedule

LEED Exam Discussion
posted by Marine Petrosyan on May 19, 2025, 1:45 pm

Hi, All!

Due to some unexpected circumstances I have to reschedule my exam (at the nearby exam center). According to the rules, I still have time to reschedule without reschedule fee, but...

Monitoring- Mechanically ventilated spaces

NC-v4 EQp1: Minimum indoor air quality performance
posted by Anna Bortkiewicz on Nov 3, 2022, 6:50 am

Hello, I have a system in a hotel that has a constant air volume system of crca 550 l/s and I am not sure how to correspond to the requierement of LEED: 

  • "For constant-volume systems...

Last reply: Iqbal Khalilullah, May 19, 2025, 8:02 am

Documentation for Inherently non-emitting materials

NC-v4 EQc2: Low-emitting materials
posted by Edgar Arevalo on Sep 29, 2023, 11:46 am

We have an insulation material that can comply either as inherently non-emitting or meets general emissions evaluation, and has been checked as inherently non-emitting by the contractor, but no...

Last reply: Anna Okviana, May 17, 2025, 12:48 am

Clarification on Baseline System Type and Exceptional Calculation for Phased Data Center Project

NC-v4 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
posted by Anurag Ghosh on Apr 11, 2025, 1:23 am

Dear Forum Members,

We are currently working on a multi-phase data center project pursuing LEED v4 BD+C: New Construction certification as a ...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, May 16, 2025, 10:33 am

District Cooling Plant- Chilled Water Metering

NC-v4 EAc3: Advanced Energy Metering
posted by Junaid Mujahid on Mar 21, 2025, 4:24 am

Hi Everyone,

For a project connected with DCP, is it sufficient to meter the chilled water coming into the project using a single BTU meter for the 'Space Cooling' end use? What if the...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, May 16, 2025, 10:30 am

LEED v4 EBOM Campus/Group Benchmarking for 3 buildings sharing 1 meter and energy source for Semiconductor Manufacturing

LEED Guidance for Campuses and Multiple Buildings
posted by Summer Gorder on May 15, 2025, 7:26 pm

We are working with a semiconductor manufacturing facility that would like to achieve LEED...

LEED v4 EBOM Campus/Group 3 buildings sharing 1 meter and energy source for Semiconductor Manufacturing

LEED Guidance for Campuses and Multiple Buildings
posted by Summer Gorder on May 15, 2025, 7:23 pm

We are working with a semiconductor manufacturing facility that would like to achieve LEED...

Tier 2-Renewable electricity and EACs

NC-v4.1 EAc5: Renewable energy
posted by Hashir Usman on Apr 6, 2022, 3:23 am

Hi everyone,

I'd like to ask if...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, May 14, 2025, 4:07 pm

Determining area of tree canopy shading for calculations

NC-v4 SSc5: Heat Island Reduction
posted by Erica Downs on May 13, 2025, 10:05 am

When determining the "Area shaded by plant canopy", do you count the entire tree canopy area, or only the area of hardscape that overlaps with the 10-yr tree canopy? I've received conflicting...

Last reply: Erica Downs, May 14, 2025, 10:58 am