Chris Nixon Manager, Sustainable Solutions BRSC LEEDuser Basic Member 36 thumbs up April 26, 2010- 10:05 am I only determined it for the Potentially Critical Zones. If you look at the 6MZ Calc spreadsheet under the Directions tab, line 23, it names Inputs for Potentially Critical Zones and provides guidance for determining these zones. They're generally zones with high occupancy load and low heating or cooling loads so they don't get as much air flow from the air handlers. I've seen it worked for the whole building on other projects, but when I worked this prereq, I only did...

Tristan Roberts Representative Vermont House of Representatives LEEDuser Expert 11477 thumbs up May 16, 2010- 10:56 pm I am checking around, but I doubt you will have luck in this situation. The situation you're in is a common reason for teams to not pursue this credit (basically it's impractical), but to my knowledge teams have not been able to circumvent the impracticality here using a CIR process.Why don't you pursue the air quality testing option (Option 2)? Since you have a second option to earn this credit, there is not a lot of reason for GBCI to be flexible about the Option...

Josh, Thanks for your insight. It does make sense that the glazing wouldn't need to be contiguous but I had a GBCI reviewer make a remark that made me think that it needed to be. Now I only need to understand the direct line of sight at 42", and whether glazing beginning at 46" and going up to 90" would hinder meeting this portion of the requirement. When I am reading the requirement they refer to "obstruction to the perimeter glazing". Looking at Figure 1 on page 567 of the BD+C reference manual they show the glazing beginning below 42" but the intent...

Shannon Gray Consultant YRG sustainability LEEDuser Basic Member 228 thumbs up May 13, 2010- 6:40 pm This can be a tough one. The first thing you should do is check that your project is actually compliant with the prerequisite. A lot of projects are…but some are not. For projects that were compliant in the past it’s was easier because we didn’t need to submit photo documentation. Is all we needed to do was make sure the existing plan was compliant and check a few boxes in the template, write a narrative and submit project drawings showing compliance. For 2009 projects, I would check with the GC...

Tristan Roberts Representative Vermont House of Representatives LEEDuser Expert 11477 thumbs up May 12, 2010- 5:12 pm This seems like a tough one. Could you check with flood insurance folks to see if they have a sense of things? Though that could lead to a lot of phone calls with no answers. Another thought would be to see if there are areas nearby that have FEMA mapping and compare elevations. But USGBC/ GBCI might not accept either of those options.I would also consider whether it's worth the pursuit of the credit, especially if you don't need the extra point. Log in or register to post...

Shannon Gray Consultant YRG sustainability LEEDuser Basic Member 228 thumbs up May 12, 2010- 1:16 pm Hi Nina, The MRP Clarification document that the USGBC published in Nov 2009 touches on this. From reading the statement below it would make sense for you to exclude the parking from your LEED boundary and take credit for the addition of no new parking. In addition, it seems like you could reasonably add low-emitting parking signs on an existing parking lot that will be used by your project occupants and earn the credit. Although, you will not be able to use these signs for any other LEED...

Interesting situation. I think that in terms of the actual LEED credit requirements, you could do this. It's common to meet SSp1, for example, with a bare-bones erosion control plan (like on a zero-lot-line project). However, you may have some issues with the Minimum Program Requirements (basic qualification for LEED). Review these, if you haven't, and see what questions come up. And the discussion forum on that page might be a better place to resume this conversation. My quick thought is that you might have better luck counting the whole hangar as being within the project scope (and LEED...

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to register for the GA exam, but they are reluctant to do it due to the fear of being denied. They know so much more about the LEED and sustainibilty than a lot of people who have to take the classes just...

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...