non-potable is everything that is not potable water, including rainwater, storm water run-off, grey water (definitions vary, but usually soapy shower, bath, sometimes kitchen sink water). If you...

Yes, you can do a core and shell renovation. It's interesting that it's not specifically called out in the LEED rating system...

Generally we have found it difficult to introduce LEED as its new but specifically the Low...

The site boundary of our building is lined with quite tall and dense trees. Should these be incorporated into the footcandle calculations? If the trunk of the tree is inside the boundary (but the...

Does anyone have an experience with Ecotect in exterior lighting calculations? Since we have already created a sophisticataed model of the building in Ecotect for various other credits, and since...

To try and answer your points.

1) This is a problem in the US and many other countries. People resist change. USGBC goal with LEED is to be market changing. To encourage people to...

I agree this is a step in the right direction, and can think of some refinements that might go further. Pardon my long response.

Two of the barriers to implementing LEED are uncertainty...

I just read (in a really scarey article by an attorney who'd describing the legal implications of buildings whose certifications are challenged and revoked) that we must now provide one-year...

Yes, the best resource for this as far as LEED is concerned is CS Appendix 1 from the BD&C LEED Reference Guide. It gives default occupancy counts for different space types.

For a LEED CS 2009 project:

1. To earn a LEED ID credit 1 credit for use of a LEED-...