We have a project that is one large structure comprised of a rail station that acts as a platform on top of which two towers sit. It is technically one structure, but the 3 pieces are 3 separate LEED projects. My question is whether the shading from the 2 other pieces can be included in the proposed energy model without including it in the baseline. Since they are highly dependent on one another, removing the adjacent buildings could result in lots of proposed unmet hours. Technically i think it should be considered as if it is one building that is allowed to self-shade in the proposed;...

for the tenant areas, should we model them exactly as the baseline model? If not, assuming we model fan&coil units with auto-size capacities, the simulation results show a lot of energy savings in fan energy...

value. Log in or register to post comments Vassil Vassilev Manager Termoservice LEEDuser Basic Member 13 thumbs up July 14, 2015- 11:33 am Marcus, Thanks a lot. The idea with a negative value is really...

is the zenith, or directly above one;s head. So understanding that the light comes from directly overhead, its all about access to the skyvault. Draw lines from the zenith through a window and into a space....

records." While this can be used to document the credit, it is somewhat inconvenient- this form demands a lot of information and research and if we make a mistake in the initial submission we will have...

be overly anal about healthcare occupancy or have a strange desire to crunch a lot of numbers. Log in or register to post comments Sara Zoumbaris Sustainable Design Consulting LEEDuser Basic Member 30 thumbs...

Jon Clifford LEED-AP BD+C GREENSQUARE LEEDuser Expert 326 thumbs up November 29, 2015- 11:18 pm Building footprint is the area on a project site used by the building structure, defined by the perimeter of the building plan. Parking lots, parking garages, landscapes, and other non-building facilities are not included in the building footprint. The same building footprint must be applied...

in our country. The number of registered projects is also limited. There is Pakistan Green Building Council as Susan said but I am not sure if they are having a lot of LEED projects going on. Log...

lines and markings on athletic flooring, LI#5211 (http://www.usgbc.org/leed-interpretations?keys=%22athletic+flooring%22) allows paints that meet the VOC limit that SCAQMD-1113-2004 prescribed...

between options? You do not usually find the best option to go for on the first try, and having good process and support for this can save a lot of time. Log in or register to post comments Jennifer...