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Collected StromWater for irrigation

EBOM-2009 SSc6: Stormwater Quantity Control
posted by Simon Sue on Sep 16, 2010, 2:34 am

Hi,
there is a question post by our client, and i did not have a definite answer for it. therefore would like to get some advice from here.
the storm water which been collected will...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Sep 16, 2010, 5:21 pm

Solid Surface Materials; Quartz, Corian, etc. claiming Regional

NC-2009 MRc5: Regional Materials
posted by Jennifer Preston on Sep 14, 2010, 1:52 pm

We have recently had a material rep in our office claiming that Quartz can be used to contribute to regional materials because the local (within 500 miles)...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Sep 16, 2010, 5:16 pm

How to address area requirements

CS-2009 SSc7.2: Heat island effect - roof
posted by javier bolanos zeledon on Sep 4, 2010, 8:32 am

Hi,
If I'm going to try certification for let's say 100 000sqft building, but in the first stage there will be just 80 000sqft and depending on stakeholders market and tenants space rental...

Last reply: javier bolanos zeledon, Sep 16, 2010, 4:13 pm

Project's lower roof shaded by elevated new construction

NC-2009 SSc7.2: Heat island effect - roof
posted by Karen Hutcheson on Aug 25, 2010, 5:00 pm

Our project has an elevated second story over an existing ballasted roof (river rock). The new white roof membrane meets the credit requirement with an...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Sep 16, 2010, 3:30 pm

guide to form

General forums
posted by Tristan Roberts on Sep 16, 2010, 11:39 am

Robert, we don't have an example filled-out form, but there is a guide with some notes on our page of tipsheets.

Exemplary Performance 2008 vs. 2009

EBOM-2009 IOc1: Innovation in Operations
posted by Chris Munn on Sep 13, 2010, 7:07 pm

I understand that in LEED 2009 you can achieve up to 3 points for exemplary performance. How is this different from LEED 2008? I had a colleague achieve multiple exemplary performance credits...

Last reply: Emily Catacchio, Sep 16, 2010, 11:28 am

Registering Projects

General forums
posted by Elizabeth McPherson on Sep 8, 2010, 12:38 pm

The answer I got from USGBC was that if I am the Proj. Admin. (I am a consultant) and my company is a member, that is enough to get the discounted rate for my client. I am registering the...

Last reply: Elizabeth McPherson, Sep 16, 2010, 10:46 am

leaving them alone

General forums
posted by Tristan Roberts on Sep 16, 2010, 9:46 am

I would say 'yes" to leaving them alone. What do you mean by checking them complete? That would imply to me that you've completed documenting them, which you haven't.

IEQ Natural vs Mechanical Ventilation

NC-2009 IEQp1: Minimum indoor air quality performance
posted by Joseph Snider on Sep 13, 2010, 3:22 pm

We have a building that only has fan-assisted ventilation, meaning that there is no air-handler or ductwork - there are only exahust fans and air-movement fans in certain locations to move air in...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Sep 16, 2010, 9:25 am

what is scope of work?

General forums
posted by Tristan Roberts on Sep 16, 2010, 9:12 am

Kevin, what percentage of the building is undergoing renovation, fit-out, or alteration?