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Building Height to Street Width Ratio Issues General forums posted by Shenhao Li* on May 10, 2011, 2:39 am* NPD P1 Walkable Street requires at least 15% of existing and new street frontage within and bordering the project has a minimum "building-height-to-street-width ratio" of 1:3. Can anybody... Last reply: Eliot Allen, Jun 2, 2011, 6:14 pm	1	Eliot Allen LEEDuser Expert LEED AP-ND, Principal Criterion Planners Thu Jun 2, 2011, 6:14 pm
existing furniture moved to new office CI-2009 MRc3.2: Materials reuse - furniture and furnishings posted by Elizabeth Eason* on Jun 2, 2011, 5:43 pm* MRc3.3 & MRc5 We received the comment below. I am still a little confused. Are we to include costs of existing furniture (some new, some used, when purchased 6+ years ago) moved by... Last reply: Anthony Brower, Jun 2, 2011, 5:49 pm	1	Anthony Brower LEEDuser Premium Member Sustainable Design Director Gensler Thu Jun 2, 2011, 5:49 pm
Phase I for an Existing School Schools-2009 SSp2: Environmental Site Assessment posted by John McFarland* on May 26, 2011, 10:57 am* Do we need a formal Phase I assessment for a school remodeling project (major renovation)? The school site was a... Last reply: Larry Sims, Jun 2, 2011, 11:31 am	1	Larry Sims LEEDuser Expert Principal Studio4, LLC Thu Jun 2, 2011, 11:31 am
Firewall? Pilot-Credits PC23: Quality Views posted by Sabina Ernst* on Jan 18, 2011, 5:20 am* I am unable to access the 'Feedback Survey' web page. I'm located in China and acess to sites is often blocked. Can someone out there check if this is a local (china) issue? If it is, via... Last reply: Batya Metalitz, Jun 2, 2011, 11:26 am	2	Batya Metalitz LEEDuser Expert Technical Director, LEED USGBC Thu Jun 2, 2011, 11:26 am
From USGBC Website General forums posted by Candace Small* on Jun 2, 2011, 12:43 am* "LEED for Retail is designed to guide and distinguish high-performance retail projects, including banks, restaurants, apparel, electronics, big box and everything in between."	0
Comments General forums posted by Candace Small* on Jun 1, 2011, 5:55 pm* Omer- LEED for New Construction would be used for both the hotel and the residential units assuming it is more than seven stories of residential. They use the same rating system so I don't...	0
vinyl windows in LEED General forums posted by Tristan Roberts* on Jun 1, 2011, 4:28 pm* Jesus, in general LEED does not award points for use of specific products or technologies. It awards credits for good design, which makes use of certain products. Vinyl windows, for example, can...	0
Calculations Required? NC-2009 IEQc7.1: Thermal comfort - design posted by Greg Hackett* on Jan 11, 2011, 9:40 am* Page 538 of the reference guide states that no calculations are required for this credit; and seems to suggest a narrative format. However, the On-line template says to "upload supporting... Last reply: Rick Servoss, Jun 1, 2011, 4:08 pm	4	Rick Servoss LEEDuser Basic Member Mechanical Engineer Wed Jun 1, 2011, 4:08 pm
Exterior envelope reuse NC-2009 MRc1.1: Building reuse - maintain existing walls, floors and roof posted by Susan Robertson* on Jan 12, 2010, 1:31 pm* I am working in a 35.000 s.f. student union building in a cumpus. The owner wants to remove the 40 year old exterior... Last reply: Anne Nicklin, Jun 1, 2011, 3:07 pm	2	Anne Nicklin LEEDuser Basic Member Executive Director Building Materials Reuse Association Wed Jun 1, 2011, 3:07 pm
Demolition and New Construction as separate phases Schools-2009 MRc2: Construction Waste Management posted by Caroline Kilbane* on Jun 1, 2011, 1:33 pm* Does the demolition of an existing building have to be included in the Construction Waste management Plan if it is part of an early Site package which is happening about 8 months before the... Last reply: Renee Shirey, Jun 1, 2011, 1:58 pm	1	Renee Shirey LEEDuser Premium Member Stantec Wed Jun 1, 2011, 1:58 pm