While trying to determine the exact requirements and procedures for satisfying Sustainable Sites Credit: Rainwater Management a member of our team decided to look into the use of the EPA...

Thanks for the summary, Tristan!
I wanted to point out one big difference in the IEQ section, as compared to LEED BD&C 2009, which is that the Thermal Comfort Verification credit (for...

I don't know about anyone else, but I would not be comfortable voting “yes” on any standard resulting from the 3rd comment period draft. the magnitude of changes necessary for me to be...

There were some subtle changes to the prerequisite requirement for fundamental...

Going forward, USGBC will require each building to individually meet the energy performance requirement, whereas in the past, averaging was allowed.

I am working on a LEED ND Project which involves only commercial office buildings and small retail spaces. The neighborhood around the project boundary is already developed and connected, but the...

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we are busy finalising our EB documentation, with the last performance period ending 29 February 2012 and have just noticed that one of the IO credits that we had been planning to...

Meghan Bogaerts Manager, Neighborhood Development U.S. Green Building Council LEEDuser Premium Member 50 thumbs up March 26, 2012- 9:48 am Hi Sam, USGBC has not done a formal comparison of any standards to 90.1, so you may have to get anecdotal evidence from others who are familiar with both standards. I hope someone on this forum has enough experience with both to offer some advice. Best, Meghan Log in or register to post comments Eliot Allen LEED AP-ND, Principal Criterion Planners LEEDuser Expert 303 thumbs up March 26, 2012- 10:46 am Sam, I'd try one of the LEED building forums rather...

Does anyone have experience or know whether...

I am in the process of reviewing the LEED-ND 2012 redlines and have questions about the plight of the Stages and their associated expiration policies. Are the Stages being dropped entirely?...