properly and is contaminated with another material, I have seen haulers who just head straight to the landfill with it and it earns zero diversion despite the fact that the majority of it could have been recycled. Another indicator that my interpretation may be in line with GBCI’s intent on this issue comes from the LEED-NC v3 Credit Forms. The internal calculator in MRc2 is rounding up or down within half...

Tristan Roberts Representative Vermont House of Representatives LEEDuser Expert 11477 thumbs up April 19, 2010- 6:38 pm Rebecca, based on the lack of response to your question it seems like a lot of people share the same confusion. If you haven't already, I would recommend checking out our guidance in the BIrd's Eye View overview shown above. Log in or register to post comments Steve Loppnow Sustainability Account Manager Stok LEEDuser Expert 294 thumbs up May 26, 2010- 5:43 pm Rebecca, One take on this would be that permanent monitoring systems could be as simple as programmable thermostats or other...

of Representatives LEEDuser Expert 11477 thumbs up August 10, 2010- 12:26 pm John, I had dialogue with a USGBC contact about this, and confirmed that  the requirement is, as the language (see above) states, “Zero use...

will cause a lot of issues for retailers who love to keep their doors open all day long to their showrooms which are often well over 3,000 SF. Is it landlord's responsibility or the tenants responsibility...

David Posada Integrated Design & LEED Specialist SERA Architects LEEDuser Expert 1980 thumbs up May 11, 2010- 7:55 pm Lots of gray here. We've usually treated the weatherproofing system as the plane of the "Weather Resistant Barrier" or drainage plane, which is sometimes but not always the vapor barrier. Sealants on that plane and outside of it, such as exterior rigid insulation...

with cars parked bumper to bumper in adjoining rows so that individual cars can't get out. Most dealer lots, in contrast to that, have a lot of "inventory" parking but it just looks like a big parking lot. Log in or register to post comments Conor Merrigan Principal C2 Sustainability LLC LEEDuser Basic Member 8 thumbs up July 9, 2013- 3:23 pm Tristan, thanks for the thoughts. The project...

thumbs up January 20, 2011- 11:51 pm Kitchen sinks are included—they are used for a lot more than pot filling. If you have a specific pot filling sink I could see excluding that, though. Log in or register...

Tristan Roberts Representative Vermont House of Representatives LEEDuser Expert 11477 thumbs up May 14, 2010- 10:12 am I haven't tried this (commonly called waste-to-energy in the U.S., or simply incineration, and generally has a negative reputation environmentally here), but I think it has zero percent chance of working in LEED with MRc2.The MRc2 credit intent clearly states that the point...

construction labor is not counted toward MR credits. This sounds like it has a lot in common with construction labor, rather than factory labor. Log in or register to post comments Travis Layman Chief Estimator,...

for LEED for Schools has put these choices on the radar for a lot of teams, and some voluntarily pursue all six, so there is good that has come from that, even if LEED doesn't go further in point...