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LEED HC IEQp1

LEED for Healthcare forum
posted by Emil Andersson on Feb 10, 2012, 9:57 am

Hi.
I am looking into certifying a Healthcare facility in Sweden with LEED for Healthcare. The preliminary design of the project building does not include dehumidification of the HVAC...

Last reply: james moler, p.e., Mar 2, 2012, 8:36 am

Cove lighting as decorative?

NC-2009 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
posted by Orlin Velinov, PE on Feb 29, 2012, 5:42 pm

Has anybody used the ASHRAE 9.6.2 Additional Interior Lighting Power allowance for cove lighting. We have a hotel project where in the common areas we have down lights and cove lighting, both...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Mar 2, 2012, 8:21 am

LEED HC WEc4.1- Vacuum Pumps

LEED for Healthcare forum
posted by Simon Sue on Feb 13, 2012, 4:59 am

A very specific medical equipment in our project building uses oil-sealed rotary vacuum pump as primary pump and dry vacuum pump as secondary pump. The credit requirement mandates all vacuum...

Last reply: james moler, p.e., Mar 2, 2012, 8:01 am

Project eligible for Energy Star but outside US

EBOM-2009 EAp2: Minimum Energy Efficiency Performance
posted by Tobias Wolf on Jan 17, 2012, 5:17 am

Dear Experts, does anybody know, if I can use the "Case 1" of EAp2 (using Portfolio Manager) or not? The Project is located in Germany and registered at 2011 October, 21th.

The rating...

Last reply: Melissa Merryweather, Mar 2, 2012, 1:41 am

Naming Convention- Options/Compliance Paths

General forums
posted by Jessica McNaughton on Mar 1, 2012, 9:55 pm

I find the naming convention of "option 1, option 2 etc" confusing in light of the fact that these are not really options or alternative ways of achieving a single credit, but rather can be...

Materials & Resources Changes In LEED 3rd Public Comment Period

General forums
posted by Jessica McNaughton on Mar 1, 2012, 9:51 pm

I still fail to see the reason that the Credits for Material Life Cycle Disclosure and Assessment and Responsible Extraction of Raw Materials are limited to two credits when the offer three...

ASHRAE 55 requirement in EAc1.3

CI-2009 EAc1.3: Optimize energy performance - HVAC
posted by Juliana Malho on Feb 2, 2012, 3:24 pm

Does anyone knows if ASHRAE 55 is really a requirement for the credit? There is an clarification on CI v2.0 (issued June 17, 2011) that states about equipament efficiency indicated in ..."...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Mar 1, 2012, 8:42 pm

Walk off mats (linked to IEQ5)

CI-2009 IEQc4.3: Low-emitting materials - flooring systems
posted by R Jones on Mar 1, 2012, 11:50 am

Do projects have to consider the requirements for IEQ4.3 either through the...

Last reply: Lauren Sparandara, Mar 1, 2012, 6:04 pm

IEQ prerequisite 3

NC-2009 IEQp2: Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Control
posted by ROZANA SILVA on Feb 29, 2012, 2:41 pm

Dear sirs: I was told by the LEEDuser team that I would find updated information related to LEED rating systems, but today I found out that IEQ prerequisite 3 was not included in the Leeduser...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Mar 1, 2012, 4:28 pm

Fantastic Summary

General forums
posted by Dan Ackerstein on Mar 1, 2012, 3:22 pm

Jenny's summary of the major changes is really insightful - thanks for sharing this. From my perspective, two items worth particular attention (both of which Jenny has highlighted quite...