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Paper with no recycled Content

EBOM-2009 MRc1: Sustainable purchasing - ongoing consumables
posted by Austin Evans on Jun 9, 2011, 10:52 am

Currently the paper supply that is used in the facility is from a Contract that Corporate has with Staples for copy paper. The copy paper cotnains no recycled in it and a large amount of money is...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Jun 9, 2011, 11:45 am

LPD Building Facades with some LED lights

NC-2009 SSc8: Light Pollution Reduction
posted by Norma Lehman on Jun 9, 2011, 10:12 am

It looks as though building facade lighting is a non-tradable surface, but our LED facade lighting is exceeding the...

The lease document is not in English

CI-2009 MRc1.1: Tenant space - long-term commitment
posted by Aaron Levey on Jun 9, 2011, 9:01 am

We have a 10-year lease but it is not in English. Do we have to translate the entire document? Thank you.

Last reply: Susann Geithner, Jun 9, 2011, 9:30 am

Questions on 75%?

Pilot-Credits PC19: Whole Building Reuse
posted by Heather Walters on Jun 9, 2011, 8:26 am

We are finishing up documenation on a building which is on the National Register, went through review, recieved approval from the state, and earned historic tax credits.

I just found...

Just one shower, and it won't be used for showering

NC-2009 WEp1: Water Use Reduction
posted by Maura Adams on Mar 21, 2011, 10:28 am

Our building has 1 shower that will be used primarily for occasional cleaning of stuff like muddy rubber boots... it's adjacent to an ecology lab. It also fills the shower requirement for the...

Last reply: kathy zarsky, Jun 8, 2011, 11:06 pm

Recycling Area

CI-2009 MRp1: Storage and Collection of Recyclables
posted by Paul Diaz on Jun 8, 2011, 6:04 pm

I was curious if there is a rule of the thumb for determing the qualifing recyling area square footage. The credit language seems ambiguous to me. I'm currently working on a CI project where all...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Jun 8, 2011, 6:31 pm

Overlapping

EBOM-2009 IOc3: Documenting sustainable building cost impacts
posted by Hatice G. on May 23, 2011, 9:43 am

Can the performance period overlap the historical year? Or should the historical years end before the performance period starts?

Last reply: Jenny Carney, Jun 8, 2011, 5:22 pm

Recycling Area- Exterior

CS-2009 MRp1: Storage and Collection of Recyclables
posted by Mark Pappas on Jun 8, 2011, 10:04 am

We are working on a retail/office CS project (2.0) and are looking at placing the recycling outside adjacent to the dumpster area, as the interior common areas don't accommodate all tenants very...

Last reply: Lisa Fabula, Jun 8, 2011, 5:11 pm

ACP

General forums
posted by Tristan Roberts on Jun 8, 2011, 5:00 pm

Michael, you should not find that either of those checkboxes are required. You can sail by those areas if they don't apply to your project. At least, that's my understanding—are you encountering...

Are the restrooms private or public in an Office Building?

CS-2009 WEp1: Water Use Reduction
posted by marisol cano on Jun 7, 2011, 8:17 pm

Hello. We are doing a C&S certification for an office building.
Ground floor is commercial basically (therefore the restrooms are public)
Floors 1 to 7 are offices for lease that...

Last reply: Susan Walter, Jun 8, 2011, 3:56 pm