This is the IP thread, but I see others have posted general comments here so I'll do that as well. I happened to be talking to Chris Marshall (USGBC staff member) today, and he said something about LEED generally that was so succinct I'd like to repeat it: namely, that LEED consists of some slam dunk credits that you always get, some impossible credits that you virtually never get, and a section of credits in the middle where you normally work. My overall impression of 2012 is that the majority of the slam dunk credits are gone. Which means we'll all have to start looking a lot harder...

Anyone else still slogging away on this credit? We're making some headway. I've gotten the equipment consultant to provide me with a list of 'equal' products for the credit. I thought i was home free but getting 'equal' information from the other manufacturers is proving more difficult. They are reporting energy use differently so progress is sssslooooowww. The other problems I'm having is that since they won't be gettind the project, they have zero motivation to provide me with the information I am requesting. EApc3 ...

Tristan Roberts Representative Vermont House of Representatives LEEDuser Expert 11477 thumbs up November 19, 2011- 10:31 pm James, I think that since the previous field in the form is a narrative, GBCI is looking for something more along the lines of engineered numbers or calculations. Log in or register to post comments April Ambrose Business Development Manager Entegrity LEEDuser Basic Member 230 thumbs up December 20, 2011- 5:17 pm My engineer is asking for help with these calculations. He says that he has no idea what they want. Any guidance I can provide him would be helpful. Log...

that the documentation just doesn't carry over (in most cases), the credit requirements are different, and so there is not a lot of general guidance to give. I'd love for them to be proven wrong, since this does...

electricity allocated to the building is considered “process energy” (page 26, Scenario-B) and the input fuel associated with this excess CHP electricity is accounted for in the base-line case. How do I model...

Susann Geithner Principal Emerald Built Environments LEEDuser Basic Member 1297 thumbs up October 17, 2011- 9:13 am The USGBC dropped the 50% rule for LEED NC vs CS, probably because a lot of time this percentage changes until completion. So a lot of project found themselves in a situation, where they started certification with LEED NC, but actually ended up not occupying that much space. So now it's...

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residential projects as regularly occupied space. Often these are open to other living spaces, and do see a lot of use. Although I can't find a CIR interpretation to verify this, I seem to recall guidance...

it feels nice in the space- not like your standing on the surface of the sun!:) We have had zero complaints from what is a very sensitive user group with regard to light levels and glare. This tenant is very...

Jill Perry, PE Consultant Jill Perry, LLC LEEDuser Expert 440 thumbs up November 11, 2011- 10:33 am I would use whatever sections the architects are providing in their drawing set. I haven't had a problem with it yet. Then I draw a line from the top of the window, the bottom of the window and the 42" point on the window back to the furthest part of the section where these lines go...