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LEED AP Certificate CI-2009 IDc2: LEED Accredited Professional posted by Michelle Bracewell-Musson* on Feb 26, 2011, 11:32 am* Thank you for your comments. I have gone to USGBC and into the My Account section and looked in Personal Information, Membership, Accreditation, etc. and still cannot find it. I can find one... Last reply: Michelle Bracewell-Musson, Feb 27, 2011, 2:57 pm	2	Michelle Bracewell-Musson LEEDuser Basic Member Owner, LEED AP Green Expectations Sustainability Solutions Sun Feb 27, 2011, 2:57 pm
Online Template Issue- Upload Time Required for IEQp1 CI-2009 IEQp1: Minimum indoor air quality performance posted by Shannon Allison* on Feb 25, 2011, 8:52 pm* I have a technical question about LEED Online and inputting information into the Adobe Form for IEQp1. The issue I am having is the amount of time required to document a building that has several... Last reply: Roger Chang, Feb 26, 2011, 9:09 am	1	Roger Chang LEEDuser Expert Principal, Energy and Engineering Leader DLR Group \| Westlake Reed Leskosky Sat Feb 26, 2011, 9:09 am
Approval without any additional approval from the jurisdiction? NC-2009 IEQp1: Minimum indoor air quality performance posted by William Weaver* on Jan 25, 2011, 1:01 pm* Below is a previously submitted credit interpretation that was accepted. Our project is almost identical to the situation that is outlined. The primary difference between our project and the... Last reply: Roger Chang, Feb 26, 2011, 8:55 am	3	Roger Chang LEEDuser Expert Principal, Energy and Engineering Leader DLR Group \| Westlake Reed Leskosky Sat Feb 26, 2011, 8:55 am
CRI vs. noise level for vacuums. EBOM-2009 IEQc3.4: Green cleaning - sustainable cleaning equipment posted by Jared Silliker* on Jan 25, 2011, 3:37 pm* In responding to review comments on a recent project I'm realizing that the vacuum requirement contains two separate elements, which I previously saw as one. The way the rating and online form... Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Feb 26, 2011, 1:05 am	4	Tristan Roberts LEEDuser Expert Representative Vermont House of Representatives Sat Feb 26, 2011, 1:05 am
Existing Building Envelope Calculations- Help! NC-2009 EAc1: Optimize Energy Performance posted by Jonathan Weiss* on Feb 21, 2011, 2:26 pm* According to the Appendix G definition, "for existing building envelopes, the baseline building design shall reflect existing conditions prior to any revisions that are part of the scope of work... Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Feb 25, 2011, 7:42 pm	3	Marcus Sheffer LEEDuser Expert LEED Fellow 7group / Energy Opportunities Fri Feb 25, 2011, 7:42 pm
EAc1 Combined Heat & Power / Cogeneration NC-2009 EAc1: Optimize Energy Performance posted by Michael Heacock* on Nov 6, 2009, 1:04 pm* It would be very helpful to see an example of approved documentation for a combined heat & power project specifically for cogeneration, such as a microturbine. Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Feb 25, 2011, 7:29 pm	3	Marcus Sheffer LEEDuser Expert LEED Fellow 7group / Energy Opportunities Fri Feb 25, 2011, 7:29 pm
Blow out water closets in LEED for Retail NC-2009 WEc3: Water Use Reduction posted by Anders Olson* on Feb 15, 2011, 1:34 pm* The LEED NC for Retail rating system indicates a baseline performance of 1.6 gallons per flush (gpf) for all water closets except blow out fixtures, which are assigned a baseline performance of 3... Last reply: Karen Blust, Feb 25, 2011, 5:45 pm	1	Karen Blust LEEDuser Basic Member Green Building Consultant The Cadmus Group Fri Feb 25, 2011, 5:45 pm
i've been a usgbc employee for almost 9 years... General forums posted by brendan owens* on Feb 9, 2011, 5:36 pm* Bill Swanson Sr. Electrical Engineer Integrated Design Solutions LEEDuser Expert 734 thumbs up February 25, 2011- 4:02 pm Hi Brenden, I appreciate the fact that you read various forums and talk with the people at GreenBuild to get a sense of where to steer LEED in the future. But your post above instantly reminded me of my first frustration with the LEED system. You said, "i look back and wish i had kept a running tally of specific instances where a blog post or a passing comment in the hall at greenbuild have changed the way leed evolves " LEED is designed to evolve via public comment.... Last reply: Bill Swanson, Feb 25, 2011, 4:02 pm	1	Bill Swanson LEEDuser Expert Sr. Electrical Engineer Integrated Design Solutions Fri Feb 25, 2011, 4:02 pm
In Kind Donations? EBOM-2009 MRc2: Sustainable Purchasing—Durable Goods posted by John Kinch* on Feb 25, 2011, 3:43 pm* Hi, I work for a non-profit attempting to get this credit, and we had an interior design company donate two very nice nearly-new chairs amounting to $700 each. Do these count towards the... Last reply: Jason Franken, Feb 25, 2011, 3:48 pm	1	Jason Franken LEEDuser Expert Sustainability Professional Fri Feb 25, 2011, 3:48 pm
LEED Online Templates (BETA vs. Version3) Schools-2009 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance posted by Maya Karkour* on Feb 23, 2011, 2:15 pm* Dear all, I am currently filling the LEED Online Letter templates. Some of these are BETA version. Until now, I am having no problems/bugs. It it possible that the USGBC asks to... Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Feb 25, 2011, 1:15 pm	3	Tristan Roberts LEEDuser Expert Representative Vermont House of Representatives Fri Feb 25, 2011, 1:15 pm