between 30” and 90” and the access to views at seated height, assumed to be 42" for desk work. The intent is to provide a straight line of view from seated position. The project can try submitting the credit showing the unobstructed line of sight going up to the window at 54". Some projects have come across that situation and got the credit approved with a narrative. Log in or register to post...

there is a lot of work to be done on the cost credit forms MRc3,4,5,6, & 7. The interface is very clunk and laborious. Log in or register to post comments Susie Spivey-Tilson LEED Fellow, Senior Program...

from your description it does sound like you have too much window area and quite a high VLT. In what way do you think that reducing your window area does not follow the purpose of the credit? A lot more...

the attached link. http://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=6392 On page 28 & 29 there is line item 397 that lays out how you do the calculations for FSC products. Notice the last part of that paragraph...

savings. In fact, many LEED buildings use MORE energy than they would if they did not have LEED features. And they certainly cost a lot more, and there's not nearly enough acknowledgement...

reference for cooling mode, and above the reference value for heating mode. Can we still achive EAP1 using this HVAC systems? Thanks a lot, Willy Log in or register to post comments Marcus Sheffer LEED Fellow...

I can understand that GBCI wants us to confirm the true potential split and future split, because it is defending against project teams that are gaming the system- toilet rooms with urinals can save a lot...

Barry and all, I don’t doubt the value in the beta testing of this version. Absolutely essential…to LEED, USGBC, GBCI, the market, etc. There was a lot of learning way back when on the pilot for LEED 1,...

of 0.8 is sometimes necessary. We've noted that a lot of recent reviews from GBCI result in the same set of comments, regardless of the actual design. GBCI wants the design team to validate...

guidance, addenda, rating systems, credit forms and LEED Interpretations, we have seen a continuing erosion of that boundary line of project registration date. How to keep up with the requirements...