fuel-efficient or alternative fuel vehicles. Low-emitting vehicles and fuel-efficient vehicles are defined as vehicles that are classified as zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) by the California Air Resources Board...

through) With this layout, between the perimeter glass to the back wall of the offices is 45' or so. the core itself contains a meeting room and there are a lot of offices which do not have daylight...

What i mean by beginning is before the first line was drawn. Also, if the goals were established (and hopefully they were more than just to earn the LEED credit) when during the design did you look...

it was too hard to determine a percentage for the bump. The two codes would be equal with no zero bump. In LEED v2 the USGBC provided an average bump for all Title 24 projects, regardless of type of project....

There are a lot of comments regarding how to meet the natural ventilation requirements and some discussion on using kitchen and toilet exhaust as a means of meeting ventilaiton rate requirements for multiunit residential buildings. Has anyone gotten their approach approved by GBCI? Any insight or pointers? My building is fairly typical: Highrise residential building meeting 4% opening ventilation requirements, Kitchen and toilet exahust operating 24/7, 100% OA corridor ventilation unit provided to make up some, but not all exhaust air in the apartments. Remaining make up done thru operable windows. How...

to post comments Hernando Miranda Owner Soltierra LLC LEEDuser Basic Member 344 thumbs up September 19, 2012- 3:57 pm I have done a lot of marketing for the USGBC to clients. I have also donated an extraordinary amount of my personal time to the USGBC. I pass on the member discounts entirely to the owner. I charge 0% markup on the fees. So, my firms gets ZERO benefit. The owner gets a benefit to help...

responsibilities to them through the signatory issues. Since we have a lot of repeat owners and developers, we find that it's more about high dollar people fussing with the computer platform and the forms...

to post comments Hernando Miranda Owner Soltierra LLC LEEDuser Basic Member 344 thumbs up November 12, 2012- 3:00 pm I work with a lot of people who have LEED APs with specialties. What I find is that most...

review. Ameet, I do not know your situation, but in our design/build work there is still a fair amount of time after the design is locked in and construction finishes. I would agree that the line can...

Our Office building is ventilated with only 100% Outside Air Systems and thus there is no recirculation. Table IEQc5-1 of the LEEDOnline form is asking for "isolated exhaust system areas", leading us to that question:-- Our exhaust air ducts for copy rooms and laundry areas do combine at some point with exhaust air ducts from the office zones into a main single exhaust line directed to the outside. Would that be considered as a designated/isolated exhaust system? Thanks for your help! IEQc5 ...