be "deleted" from calculations but any structurally unsound material. I found a CIR and saved it and can email it to anyone who wants to see it. We are renovating a house from 1813 (will be a museum) where a lot...

will not be able to use urinals. All male occupants expected to use the unisex restroom must be counted as having three water closet uses per day and zero urinal uses per day. This is why it is suggested...

on this: the concern of earning a point for such a small water user came up a lot in public comment, so for the 2nd public comment version of this credit (available in July) there will be some minimum use...

Hi there, What about regional priority credits outside the US concerning to LEED Neighbourhood Development certification system? I have seen they exists for LEED NC, C&S, Schools, Retail, CI, EBOM, but nothing related to LEED ND. Thanks a lot! J LEED ...

still enter a character. Try inserting zero "0" in the Zip/Postal Code field then the rest of your query will be explained, such as what is the minimum threshold RPC requirement for that credit....

Reference Guide (2009 Edition, Update 2010), on page 566, under Section 4. Implementation, it states "The line of sight used...is assumed to be 42 inches for the average seated adult, but is lower...

space area, or 3-6% of toplighting zone (caluculated by the 35degree line, etc)? Log in or register to post comments ...

in Chapter 48, Table 1 of the 2011 ASHRAE Handbook. An acoustical model was used to determine the amount of sound level reduction required to meet these guidelines. Silencers, sound boots, and lined ductwork...

average for a product category and only the 2X value Product EPD credit is for an EPD of a specific manufacturer’s product or product line. He further explained that the USGBC has designed the credit...

Following are some comments I would like to make to USGBC related to Fundamental Commissioning (and by reference to Enhanced): 1. The definitions seem very vague related to systems, by mentioning just Mechanical and Electrical. What about emergency generation? Electrical distribution? Many of these are important to Cx, but many clients already balk at the Cx fees required, and this would dramatically expand that scope. Perhaps this will be expanded in the reference guide, but it needs to be fairly specific. There are a lot of Cx providers out there that are using very minimal scopes to get...