It is required to factor in the initial equipment installation costs when calculating the annual cost for on-site renewable energy for a proposed building? For a PV system, the initial costs are quite high, but the annual cost for the energy produced is near zero. EAp2 ...

zero'. Here is the link: https://www.usgbc.org/leedaddenda/10468 Log in or register to post comments Ronald Chan LEEDuser Basic Member September 6, 2019- 3:57 am Thank you. Log in or register to post...

Trista Brown Project Director WSP USA LEEDuser Basic Member 456 thumbs up November 22, 2013- 12:36 pm Hi Elizabeth, I think what you're describing will be approved given the physical limitations of the space. I've submitted projects that have basically the same set up with no problem. I recommend documenting exactly what's going on with lots of photographs with captions. Trista Log in or register to post comments Elizabeth Felder LEEDuser Basic Member 2 thumbs up November 24, 2013- 7:50 pm Thanks Trista! I think we will be able to make a good case for the way the mats...

My project does not have parking and more than 50% of the landscaping will be planted. Can I validate this credit that we limit the creation of hardlandscaping? Thanks a lot SSc7.1 ...

and EAc1 at the same time while only paying for EAp2. We included a narrative explaining our intent to appeal both in the EAp2 submission. Call the GBCI help line and they can walk you through the process, bottom line is we didn't get double charged and were awarded the prerequisite and Credit. Good luck. Log in or register to post comments Jean Marais b.i.g. Bechtold DesignBuilder Expert LEEDuser Basic...

in your entry. The remaining non-diverted material should be included in a Landfill Waste line item. Log in or register to post comments Anna Okviana Freelance LEED Coordinator Construction Company LEEDuser...

the full year). Then create an excel spreadsheet as a summary-- enter one line for each usage pattern and a column each for flush fixture and flow fixture water use annual volume for both the baseline case...

by the tenant. We see this situation a lot on university campuses, where a single floor of a larger building is being renovated. I believe there is actually a ruling supporting this. I agree that the dashboard...

Tristan Roberts Representative Vermont House of Representatives LEEDuser Expert 11477 thumbs up June 20, 2014- 11:16 am Qiang, let's say you have a mezzanine, with fixtures on the first floor using uplighting, with the uplights being visible from the mezzanine. This would create a lot of glare. I think that is the kind of situation this requirement is speaking to—so it is "down" into, not "up" into. Log in or register to post comments April Wang LEEDuser Basic Member May 6, 2016- 5:10 am Hello. I'm new to assessing the interior lighting part of LEED. For strategy...

Walter HDR LEEDuser Expert 1296 thumbs up April 9, 2014- 4:55 pm Have you looked into using the ACP via the v4 guidelines? I know I've gotten HPDs / EPDs for this product line in anticipation of v4....