I filled in additional lighting power allowance table online. But i found for the decorative lighting the additional lighting power allowance is zero and i can't change. The additonal lighting power allowance should be equal to the installed additional lighting power which apply the use it or lose it. So how to solve this problem? EAp2 ...

Architect LEEDuser Basic Member 236 thumbs up October 18, 2010- 9:34 pm Along the lines that Batya suggested, I would agree that any expansion of the radius should be accompanied by an increas in the number...

is a proprietary technology which one case-study article called 'zero liquid discharge'. It eliminates chemical corrosion, scale and biocide treatments, and eliminates regular blow-down. It's...

and they must be "addressable." Publicly accessible means that streets are not gated and are not located within gated areas. "Addressable" means that streets are (or can be) lined by lots with postal addresses-- i.e., no parking lots, driveways, access ramps, and so on." So the answer is, the partially gated pathways would not count towards your intersection count, though this is not clear...

Brent Ehrlich Products and materials specialist BuildingGreen LEEDuser Moderator 33 thumbs up October 8, 2010- 6:03 pm Good question. Pre-rinse spray valves are the low-hanging fruit of water and energy savings in commercial kitchens. Performance and maintenance of these over time will depend on local water quality and mineral buildup, but any quality pre-rinse spray valve can be taken apart for routine maintenance…which is necessary as these things see a lot of hard use. T&S Brass, for example, claims its low-flow units will last for 1,000,000 cycles. GreenSpec lists several units (including...

within a "campus?" If so, then my question relates to the same sort of situation. We have two parking lots, one for exclusive in-plant use and one that employees use when they come to work. We are considering both parking lots as hardscape (for heat island effects), but when it comes to zoning requirements, they hardly seem to apply to the within-plant spaces. We have good things happening...

and collect the flushed water volume in a container. Seems like a lot of work if I have to do this for >30 toilets. Any comments on this would be much appreciated. Log in or register to post comments Abena...

natural rainfall to grow native grasses. This is similar to a land application approach for treated wastewater disposal. Bottom line, this is not easy with the soil conditions we have, and the best option...

restriction on a zero-lot line building? Zero-lot line buildings all over the country encounter challenges with this requirement. However, please keep in mind that LEED is not asking for you to initiate legal...

comments javier bolanos zeledon LEEDuser Basic Member 243 thumbs up October 25, 2010- 12:07 pm Thanks a lot. Log in or register to post comments ...