Hernando Miranda Owner Soltierra LLC LEEDuser Basic Member 344 thumbs up July 26, 2012- 4:17 pm Bill, I am quite familiar with the Foundations Document. The original version was written with a lot of input from Rob Watson. He was the primary author. In my opinion, some of these changes are outside the scope of an of an addenda. When I was the vice-chair of the IEQ Technical Advisory Committee,...

in line with the PR campaign built up around “safety” and such shock tactics as gruesome drivers-ed class films. These campaigns have created regulation that mandates low-cost or common practice actions,...

Thanks a Lot Michelle, I´ll try to go back and upload a narrative. And regarding the review fase. It´s a final review. But it´s the first time they ask us about this prerequisite. I guess I´ll have to pay...

for the sake of being harder and is adding zero value from a sustainability standpoint. Log in or register to post comments Michelle Rosenberger Partner ArchEcology LEEDuser Premium Member 522 thumbs up July 11,...

you are purposely undersizing the base case so that it has as many unmet load hours as the proposed case. If you are expecting lots of unmet hours, why not just reduce the heating setpoint instead?...

it prevents gaming the system. In reality it creates an advantage to people who certify a lot of projects and have a lot of experience with ID credits. (Please note that this is an explanation- it doesn't...

Scott Bowman LEED Fellow Integrated Design + Energy Advisors, LLC LEEDuser Expert 519 thumbs up July 14, 2014- 10:28 am Lots of questions, so in order: I think that a CxA that has been working with a mentor on two projects, perhaps doing most of the hands on activities under the direction of the more experienced person, would be fine to then submit those two projects on a third to take on the role. No,...

Bicknese Principal Hellmuth & Bicknese Architects LEEDuser Premium Member 21 thumbs up June 22, 2015- 1:56 pm Make sure you read CIR 10102 carefully and read between the lines. It took me a while...

of the above is focused on scope as required by LEED, but there are lots of very good reasons to do more extensive Cx for electrical distribution systems, especially in healthcare. But that is not the topic...

usual schedule). Might be worth a CIR if you can demonstrate zero weekend use, though. Log in or register to post comments Kristen Dotson Senior Program Manager, Sustainable Buildings, WWS Amazon LEEDuser...