I'm modeling a CS office building, but have no tenants yet. It is my understanding that I have to provide tenant HVAC equipment as per baseline building requirements to the design building, in...

In one of our projects, we have closed large areas with ceiling height of 95 ft. It is very difficult to illuminate these environments properly according to the boundaries of ASHRAE. The...

No, the person teaching an ERB-approved class does not need a special certification. The course must be approved by an ERB, however—of which there is currently only one, USGBC. And when the...

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We are working on a school where the bike racks will be installed in the first basement level just next to the ramp. That same ramp will be very close to the site entrance....

That really depends.... how big and complex is the building, what are the prevailing rates in your area, etc.I suspect that it will be tough to get an answer to this question in an open forum like this—people are discreet about sharing this info. Log in or register to post comments 3 Vote up! I agree, there are many variables that affect fee and many professional and legal reasons for people to decline from discussing this openly. Still, just as summary information on the hard costs for specific LEED credits is very useful, general summaries of soft costs would also be helpful for owners, agencies,...

Is drip irrigation considered a conventional practice for rooftop gardens? Is turf grass considered a typical landscaping practice in the northeast?

It's not clear to me if energy consumption data collected for EA credit 1 (energy performance) needs to be from the period after registering an...

We are bidding on a job where the large curtainwall are being assembled at a joint vernture's headquarters that is within 500 miles of the job site. Can the cost of the fabrication labor be...

We are finding that some manufacturers of products that contain several raw materials or proprietary sources of materials are not providing a breakdown of specific...

We have a LEED submittal from a major manufacturer that indicates the location of extraction of adhesive raw materials is 244 miles from project site. When a major manufacturer documents this as...