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solar light tubes/daylight scoops

EBOM-2009 IEQc2.4: Daylight and Views
posted by Pablo Fortunato Suarez on Nov 29, 2010, 12:42 pm

Will solar light tubes and daylight scoops be acceptable is they are able to bring in the minimum illumination level prescribed in Path 3 or is this credit solely for windows, clerestories and...

Last reply: Pablo Fortunato Suarez, Dec 1, 2010, 1:46 pm

Variable section windows

NC-2009 IEQc8.1: Daylight and views - daylight
posted by Helena Berlanga on Nov 24, 2010, 11:31 am

Hello,
The occupancy of our building is general office. It's a square section tower 20mx20m. Inside it's open plan, without partitions. The windows have a very strange desing, they have a...

Last reply: Eddy Santosa, Dec 1, 2010, 12:23 pm

M&V for MURB/retirement home

NC-2009 EAc5: Measurement and Verification
posted by Brian Farrelly on Nov 30, 2010, 4:00 pm

I'm in the process of creating a M&V plan for a retirment building which is basically a MURB. Determining what to meter on the central plant is relative straight forward, however the problem...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Dec 1, 2010, 9:50 am

Mechanical Equipment generated sound levels

Schools-2009 IEQp3: Minimum Acoustical Performance
posted by April Ambrose on Nov 30, 2010, 5:11 pm

We have a schools project that is utilizing heat pump units which are located in the individual classrooms in a mechanical closet. In order to meet the prerequisite the noise genreated from the...

Last reply: Daniel Hicks, Nov 30, 2010, 5:29 pm

Interior Lighting with no IES file

NC-2009 SSc8: Light Pollution Reduction
posted by Eamon Geary on Nov 30, 2010, 12:51 pm

I have been working on a 1000-person lodge which is shooting for LEED Silver. One of the issues we have encountered with the Light Pollution credit is the unique mix of commercial and residential...

LPE Exemption for IEQc1

Schools-2009 IEQc1: Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring
posted by James Keohane on Nov 30, 2010, 11:28 am

When completing the credit form for IEQc1 and asserting Licensed Professional Exemption(LPE)...........there is NO means to upload supporting information nor a narrative. Am I correct to...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Nov 30, 2010, 11:31 am

Lights

Schools-2009 IEQp3: Minimum Acoustical Performance
posted by Greg Hackett on Nov 30, 2010, 8:50 am

Does anyone know if you need to subtract the area of the lights in the room from your ceiling area? The example on page 431 of the reference guide does not show any reductions for lighting.

Last reply: Daniel Hicks, Nov 30, 2010, 11:23 am

Ground Lighting

CI-2009 EAc1.1: Optimize energy performance - lighting power
posted by Simon Sue on Oct 21, 2010, 5:10 am

if i were to have timer control on all my ground lighting at my landscape and parking area, do i still need to include these lighting fixtures into my...

Last reply: Dane Sanders, Nov 30, 2010, 10:17 am

Malfunction in online IDc1.1 form for LEED FOR SCHOOLS 2009?

NC-2009 IDc1: Innovation in Design
posted by Dan Huitt on Nov 29, 2010, 5:31 pm

Has anyone had this problem?
I select the first option for "using a strategy not addressed in LEED FOR SCHOOLS 2009". I fill out required fields, then press SAVE. Form will not save. I...

Last reply: Dan Huitt, Nov 30, 2010, 10:11 am

Treatment of District or Campus Thermal Energy

General forums
posted by Scott DeGaro on Nov 30, 2010, 8:08 am

USGBC's website "Resources and Tools" doesn't state that it's recommended for LEED 2009 projects, but does say that it supersedes version 1.0. The actual document states that it's an update to...