to the LEED/Sustainability/Green process. I’ve seen a number of projects go through certification and earn that point, while an inexperienced person does the documentation and manages the LEED process. I’ve been giving a lot...

Eric Johnson LEEDuser Premium Member 271 thumbs up February 10, 2011- 1:26 pm European buildings will be required to be close to zero energy by 2020. http://www.sustainable-build.com/Articles/tabid/92/articleType/ArticleVi... "By 2020 new buildings will have to consume “nearly zero” energy with a focus on renewables" Shouldn't LEED or being sustainable be ahead of that or aim to be? Log in or register to post comments Jenny Carney Vice President WSP LEEDuser Expert 657 thumbs up February 10, 2011- 1:45 pm The thought of working group is interesting, but I would suggest that an exclusive line up of PEs...

savings. In fact, many LEED buildings use MORE energy than they would if they did not have LEED features. And they certainly cost a lot more, and there's not nearly enough acknowledgement...

content calculates out to 150 g/L. The VOC is only there because the raw material was protected from freezing in transit. We'll probably work to get that to zero for marketing purposes- that means only...

the NEOTC adopted a new model rule based on the CARB 2007 SCM with individual states coming on line 2014-2017. Canada utilized the previous iteration of the CARB SCM as the basis for its national regulation...

Roberts Representative Vermont House of Representatives LEEDuser Expert 11477 thumbs up February 5, 2011- 9:19 am Are you looking for LEED for Neighborhood Development? There is a lot of information...

Nicolas Galiotto Owner BuildGreen.dk LEEDuser Basic Member 27 thumbs up February 9, 2011- 9:08 am Hi Julian, Yes lift energy is part of the default 25% process load (it's not a requirement though, it's a default reference...). Cannot you ask your lift supplier for technical data? It varies quite a lot from models and from region to region, just to give you an example; in 2010, the consumption of a KONE EcoSpace was 900 – 1100 kWh /year in Europe, 3000 – 3500 kWh /year in Asia and 1900 – 2200 kWh /year in the US... I haven't demonstrated anything but if you want to be under those 25%...

Tristan Roberts Representative Vermont House of Representatives LEEDuser Expert 11477 thumbs up February 7, 2011- 11:39 pm Jean, that's a complex question. I would say it has a lot to do with the building, its size and heating/cooling loads, efficiency of relevant equipment, etc.If you don't have a cooling tower you're not eligible for these two points, but I wouldn't let that influence design and operation decisions. Log in or register to post comments Scott Bowman LEED Fellow Integrated Design + Energy Advisors, LLC LEEDuser Expert 519 thumbs up February 8, 2011- 8:51 am...

that are affected by construction activities such as utilities or stormwater upgrades associated with the project? Seems like one point discounts the other? I've generally just held to the property line or scope of work line excluding these incursions onto property outside our owner's scope but now I'm not sure. Log in or register to post comments David Posada Integrated Design & LEED Specialist SERA...

Hi all, I have read your definition of building footprint (Building footprint is the area on a project site used by the building structure, defined by the perimeter of the building plan. Parking lots, landscapes, and other nonbuilding facilities are not included in the building footprint) but I have some questions. My proyect is composed by 3 buildings. The buildings are not jointed at ground...