Compiling a few people's comments here... Accessible Building Not allowing wheelchair lifts in lieu of ramps- recommend allowing existing lifts to remain in the case of an exisitng building under renovation. Re-grading a whole entryway would add a lot of scope #2 wheelchair accessible counter- is this defined only by height or also knee clearance? How will projects document compliance...

Compiling a few people's comments here... Connected & Compact Credit still references the density calculation which has been hard to source quality data for and time consuming to calculate. Is there a shortcut for e.g. projects in a downtown location or otherwise obviously dense area? We have seen a lot of project teams especially outside the US or in smaller US communities struggling with this one, has USGBC gotten similar feedback on this in v4? Can the Data Center and warehouse requirements apply for manufacturing? Credit should award factory projects that provide transit during shift change....

I have Millwork that was built offsite and installed as built in cabinetry. I've seen a lot of back and forth on this and I'm wondering if it has ever finalized. It contains Plastic Laminate, adhesive, composite wood, quartz, metal brackets... What categories do they go in v4.1? Some have CDPH, NAF or no certifications. Plastic Laminate-? Adhesive- Adhesive Composite wood- Composite Wood Solid Wood- In Composite wood as inherently non-emitting quartz countertop-? Corian Solid Surface by Du Point (composite of materials not wood)-? metal brackets- Walls Metal handles and knobs-...

is there a performance standard the project will be held to for “minimizing” and “addressing” those noise concerns? As it is, there is a lot of room for interpretation as to what is good enough and I would be worried...

For example, consider the issue of crystilline silica or pulverized sand which is in a lot of building products, usually over 1%. The reason that is listed for silica is the danger of cancer due to inhaling fine...

I am using AutoCASE software to pursue the Informing Design Using Triple Bottom Line Analysis Pilot Credit as well as this Pilot Credit.  It is interesting to see the results of the report.  INpc122 ...

Dear All, As we know that the total water demand of irrigation do impact the Water storage Tank sizing, Plant sizing and Network sizing. The LEED calculator do provide the end rusult with let say 33% (Lets consider 100 m3/day baseline & 67 m3/day after 33% reduction) reduction from the base line. Now which value we should use for our irrigation design to follow i.e. 100 0r 67 m3/day. Actually our project designer is using the baseline value, which i believe is wrong, as this way we are not benefiting from the LEED reduction in total water demand and consequently the system size. Kindly...

"The counted uses must represent at least three of the five categories, exclusive of the building’s primary use category." This language has posed a challenge for projects in v4/4.1 especially those in the Civic and Services categories. Those two categories are so broad and diverse that well-connected projects can get caught up by not having enough OTHER uses. I appreciate the intent behind this, e.g. not just letting a project in a retail strip earn the credit for being near a lot of stores even if the whole development is isolated and car dependent. I think removing...

Hello,LEEDuser!!!! My project is planning to contract at least 10year more than 10 Gwh.(not confirmed about wind or PV but the amount is fixed, located in same utility service area) In this case, with contract paper and Letter of Commitment which contain certain percentage of total annual electricity will be used by PPA electricity, Can I get EAc5 v4 renewable energy credit? and also, Can I get more point at EAc2?? additionally, If there is certain standard that can define PPA please teach me(for exmple, Green-e Certified REC at EAc7 credit) Thanks a lot:) Have a nice Day! EAc5 ...

is trying to re contract with exactly percentage thanks a lot. Log in or register to post comments ...