To what extent is shop labor included in material costs? With increases in shop fabrication, this could be a big issue. Clearly there is labor that goes into the manufacture of every product, but at what point do we draw the line? For example, if a steel truss is manufactured in a shop and then shipped to the job site, is the cost of the shop labor included in the cost of the material? What if an entire kitchen is prefabricated? As in, purchased from a kitchen manufacturer, not manufactured off site by the project contractor. Would that differentiation matter? (This is for a 2.2 project.) Also,...

line of sight to any non-emergency luminaires must have shielding." What area do we use to establish a direct line of site? Anywhere in the defined site? Outside the site? 2) Do they consider line...

Dave Intner Firmitas Architecture & Planning LEEDuser Basic Member 90 thumbs up December 21, 2009- 2:48 pm The document doesn't clarify the use of Janitorial/ Mop sinks very well. We have a project that is tracking just barely above 40%, but how we treat the janitor sinks could drop us a hair below that. Four points (including an RP bonus point) are on the line for us. There's only a brief mention of janitor sinks in the reference guide (it shows up in Table 1 on pg. 103, grouped with Kitchen faucets, and is mentioned peripherally in the implementation section on pg. 102)....

What you are saying is indeed in line with the comments we received. However, what is the value in completing two calculations when, for stormwater, the Master Plan is a worst case scenario, and that is basis you're using to size the system as you're building it now. For example, if your retention ponds are sized for the full development, what is the value of completely re-doing the calcs for the current phase when the runoff quantity and rate are necessarily going to be lower? SSc9 ...

Tristan Roberts Representative Vermont House of Representatives LEEDuser Expert 11474 thumbs up December 2, 2009- 11:16 am Alex, LEED-CI SSc3.3 does not look at who is using the parking — it only looks at how much parking the project has, relative to the minimum required by zoning. In other words, it doesn't give you an "out" if you want to focus on limiting parking for staff while providing lots of parking for customers. Does that answer your question? Are you seeing something about signage somewhere? Log in or register to post comments Devon Bertram Sustainability Manager YR&G...

"Prohibit on-property smoking within 25 feet of entries, outdoor air intakes and operable windows." Anyone know why 25ft? As it applies only to "on property" what about buildings where the openings are on the property boundary line, such as directly facing a public side walk? Would it not be appropriate to allow an engineering solution, e.g. air curtain at an entrance door for example? IEQp2 ...

is that only a portion of the factory aim to be LEED certified (leased area form my client), the building envelop and this ventilation system has been already provided by the building owner. Thanks a lot! Log...

Does anyone know where I can get a ASHRAE 62.1-2007 calculator to figure the CI IEQ p1. The LEED on line credit page is asking for it. IEQp1 ...

Jenny Carney Vice President WSP LEEDuser Expert 657 thumbs up November 15, 2009- 5:58 pm Good news, Kathy. There's a compliance path for just this type of situation. As long as the property's landscaped area is equal to at least 5% of the total site area, the Rating System and other documents state you are eligible for the credit. If the project is registered, check out the form in LEED Online for how to document compliance based on zero use of irrigation (and if it's not registered yet, it's a good idea to do so and always look at the submittal forms early on to get a full...

Joshua Lloyd Phillip Markwood Architects LEEDuser Basic Member 3 thumbs up October 8, 2009- 3:15 pm What we have done to determine the access to views is to start your line on the outside edge of the window and take it to the opposite inside edge of the window. And then just extend those lines until they hit a wall. So in most cases, your angle is much greater than 45% from the center point. Log in or register to post comments ...