There is some controversy around the new prerequisite, EA PR 2, but I would like to thank the USGBC for recognizing that the current ENERGY STAR mandate does not further the organization's core...

Your comment in "Bird's Eye View" above states:
"Buildings with large numbers of identical rooms with separate ventilation zones—such as hotel rooms or apartment units—have been allowed to...

Hi All,

Could someone please enlighten me as to the relevant of the requirement to “provide the lease(s) or sample lease(s) associated with the LEED project” please?

What leases?!...

It appears that although Natural Ventilation vs. Mechanical will save energy, this is not accounted for in the whole building energy simulation as the baseline building will also have natural...

What do you do about achieving this Prereq if the school district requires the use of bleach as a disinfectant?

Can you have more than one EP per section.....for example for MR credit 2 AND MR credit 6?

According to Ashrae 90.1-2007 G3.1.1.d there should be a fan flow limitation for lab spaces in the baseline model during unoccupied hours.
"For Lab spaces with a minimum of 5000 cfm of...

In the example (Mt Healthy school) in the Documentation Toolkit section of this credit, the only thing that seems to limit the views is the window locations and the walls. Why is the casework...

One building's survey pool size was determined to be ~500 out of ~1500 total occupants. Assume survey forms are to delivered to every third person passing into the elevator vestibules (the only...

We have finished the project whith a 97.2 % recycling, and are pursuing the one Innovation in Design credit. When we register the IDc1.1 we do not get to choose the MRc2 in the dropdown window...