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I am pretty new at LEED, and I am working on a building in urban areas that will earn SS credit 2. Credit Requirements specifies that "pedestrian-oriented hardscape areas...

Thank you for your comments. I have gone to USGBC and into the My Account section and looked in Personal Information, Membership, Accreditation, etc. and still cannot find it. I can find one...

I have a technical question about LEED Online and inputting information into the Adobe Form for IEQp1. The issue I am having is the amount of time required to document a building that has several...

Below is a previously submitted credit interpretation that was accepted. Our project is almost identical to the situation that is outlined. The primary difference between our project and the...

In responding to review comments on a recent project I'm realizing that the vacuum requirement contains two separate elements, which I previously saw as one. The way the rating and online form...

According to the Appendix G definition, "for existing building envelopes, the baseline building design shall reflect existing conditions prior to any revisions that are part of the scope of work...

It would be very helpful to see an example of approved documentation for a combined heat & power project specifically for cogeneration, such as a microturbine.

The LEED NC for Retail rating system indicates a baseline performance of 1.6 gallons per flush (gpf) for all water closets except blow out fixtures, which are assigned a baseline performance of 3...

Bill Swanson Sr. Electrical Engineer Integrated Design Solutions LEEDuser Expert 734 thumbs up February 25, 2011- 4:02 pm Hi Brenden, I appreciate the fact that you read various forums and talk with the people at GreenBuild to get a sense of where to steer LEED in the future. But your post above instantly reminded me of my first frustration with the LEED system. You said, "i look back and wish i had kept a running tally of specific instances where a blog post or a passing comment in the hall at greenbuild have changed the way leed evolves " LEED is designed to evolve via public comment....

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I work for a non-profit attempting to get this credit, and we had an interior design company donate two very nice nearly-new chairs amounting to $700 each. Do these count towards the...