that plants removed toxins, but later studies showed that to have an effect in a large space, you'd need about two and a half plants per square meter! That's a LOT of plants, and a lot of soil, and a lot of moisture, and a lot of potential bugs and diseases. Other studies have focused on health and productivity gains related to indoor plants, finding that people tend to stay more focused, work faster on tasks, and use fewer sick days when there are plants around. There's a lot more work to be done in these areas, however. For example, it's still unclear if real plants have an advantage...

Rick Ferrara AIA, LEED BD+C Gensler LEEDuser Basic Member 118 thumbs up June 1, 2010- 10:53 pm There are a number of resources depending on your location. 1. Local on line tax data- usually has building heights and gross sf. and in some locations is searchable graphically by map. Not so useful if you need addresses to search. 2. Zillow.com has some information about homes, including sq ft, and may...

Mara Baum Partner, Architecture & Sustainability DIALOG LEEDuser Premium Member 674 thumbs up January 27, 2010- 9:11 pm I would say not only that yes, you do, but also yes, you probably should. 165 bike racks may sound like a lot, but so does 3300 users. College students are often more likely to travel by bike than are people in the general population. If this is not the case on the campus...

that would help you was posted on 7/19/2010 well after your credit was rejected and states for WEc4: In the first line of the third bullet item, replace "At least 4 process items" with "All...

people would also shower when they get home anyway. Probably a lot of people will shower after returning home on the bike. So, it's not definitive whether bicycling adds overall showering. Probably...

HVAC, plumbing, and other mechanical systems that are separate from the systems of adjoining buildings. LEED project boundary lines that “slice” through party walls must not pass through any mechanical,...

we are a Sri Lankan company and we are planning on going for LEEDS EB OM certification. As we are a foreign entity we are facing problems on how to establish the Energy use base line.Further if we are to follow according to the Case 2, Option 2 of the reference guide we have a problem as we don’t have complete Energy data of the factory for past consecutive 3 years. The reason is that we purchased the factory couple of years back and the previous owners do not have any record of the energy use. Of course we can provide the Electricity use data of past 3 years but our problem lies in the energy data...

walls should I tread them as a separate roof in the fillable forms in "LEED On-Line"? Thank you Log in or register to post comments Tristan Roberts Representative Vermont House...

Eri Spaulding Ashley McGraw Architects, DPC LEEDuser Basic Member 106 thumbs up July 5, 2011- 12:47 pm Do you mean that not every room has to be listed? i.e. We are certifying an Elementary School: should we group all the classrooms and their ancillary spaces (closets, toilets.) and combine them into a signle line in the form? If that is tha case, what do we do with rooms such as Gymnasiums, Kitchens, Cafeterias, Conference Rooms, etc.? Neither they seem to fall under the broad "classroom" category nor is there a proper usage type under which these spaces qualify for. How about storage...

Lana Malone Director of Business Development- Green Building Team Leader Renewable Choice Energy LEEDuser Basic Member 120 thumbs up May 3, 2010- 4:27 pm Hi James! The CBECS table can be found at this link: http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cbecs/pdf/c10.pdf It is Table C10- Electricity Consumption and Expenditure Intensities, 1999 Hope this helps!-Lana Log in or register to post comments Leandro Silva Novva Solutions LEEDuser Basic Member 17 thumbs up May 3, 2010- 5:02 pm Wow Lana, thanks. You saved me a lot of digging! James Log in or register to post comments Marcus Sheffer LEED Fellow 7group / Energy...