My question is currently about the scope of certification, but has it main impact on the building's energy performance.

We are currently working on a major renovation and extension of an...

G 3.1.1 of Appendix G performance rating method mentions that Base Line building design shall be based on "usage, no. of floors, conditioned floor area..." as specified in table G3.1.1A
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I have been told by our very reputable Design firm that is is not unusual to have two design appeals on the EA credit 1 and prerequisites. I am losing faith and would like to know what everyone...

Our project is mostly office space but houses a program for mental health. The office space will be used for the program and serve as overflow offices from other parts of the Veterans Affairs...

We have just received the Preliminary Design Submittal Review for our project. The reviewers asked us to clarify one of the prerequisite (IEQp1), however we realized that they haven't noticed...

It is my understanding from the credit language that you can combine multipliers from the Certification pathway and the EPD pathway which is what we would like to do for our project. Has anyone...

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We have existing Library project with combined multiple zone and single zone. We used the V4.0 form as per requirement during initial review, however, our IEQp1 has been denied with...

I may just have a bad reviewer, but I wanted to warn people starting the process so they don't end up in the same situation as myself. For this credit we provided the required spreadsheet with...

I think I know the answer, but can duct work be counted towards material re-use? I think not as it is MEP material and if being used for the same function it doesn't meet the criteria of being...

I wonder if there would also be value in evaluating some environmental site considerations as part of this credit, potentially including:
-previous site remediations
-presence of...