1) Does a water fountain / bottle filler not count towards indoor water use? There's no option to list them under flow fixtures in the calculator. What am I missing?

2) How would you...

The Reference Guide states as requirement for Exemplary Performance: Achieve both Options 1 and 2. Locate 100% of parking under cover.

Does this mean that Option 1 and Option 2 have to be...

emily reese moody Sustainability Director, Certifications & Compliance Jacobs LEEDuser Expert 466 thumbs up September 2, 2024- 3:08 pm Hi Frantisek, Checking in on this older post...did you get clarification for your project?  I would think that counting buildings, themselves, would not be allowed- but maybe in this case, if the project could supply solar studies or similar data to show that the design meets the intent, then maybe...? There was a very similar post on the NC forum, though it similarly has not yet been resolved:  https://leeduser.buildinggreen.com/forum...

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Referring the guide, equation 2 allows the use of SR /...

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Can shades from...

I'm in need of guidance regarding the documentation process for the Heat Island Reduction credit. Our project centers around a commercial tower, which is owned by our client. However, the...

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In LEED v2009 BD+C Sustainable Sites Credit 7.1 there is a table with solar reflectance index for standard paving materials, where the typical new gray concrete is 35.
Are these...

emily reese moody Sustainability Director, Certifications & Compliance Jacobs LEEDuser Expert 466 thumbs up September 2, 2024- 2:38 pm Hi Gwenael, Yes, underground parking spaces qualify under Opt 2. If the parking is entirely under the building, you should not need any additional compliance information. If the underground parking extends beyond the footprint of your building, then you will need to follow the guidance posted here for reference:  https://leeduser.buildinggreen.com/forum/ground-level-surface-undergroun... Log in or register to post comments ...

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I want to know if we use standard white cement (which for concrete means its SR value will be 0.35). How do we declare it to LEED? Is a concrete recipe from a concrete plant...

Hi Forum, can anyone confirm that a modular vegetated systems (plastic modules with ecomembrane, above ground) can count on the calculations for the vegetated surface, i would like to implement a...