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official word from USGBC

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posted by Tristan Roberts on Aug 31, 2010, 3:34 pm

USGBC is now officially making moves in the direction of LEED Interpretations as discussed above. I've started a...

rating system selection policy

General forums
posted by Tristan Roberts on Aug 30, 2010, 2:43 pm

With a question like this I always start by reviewing the LEED rating system selection policy.
Since it specifies that LEED-...

Last reply: Adriana Hansen, Aug 31, 2010, 3:18 pm

IEQ C6.2, acceptable adjustable diffusers?

NC-2009 IEQc6.2: Controllability of systems - thermal comfort
posted by mike diess on Aug 27, 2010, 1:01 pm

For those of us still using ceiling diffusers: What types (if any) have been accepted by the reviewers as having "adequate control"? My project has enough in place to meet the # per occupant,...

Last reply: Lauren Sparandara, Aug 31, 2010, 3:16 pm

Calculating Transient Occupants for a K-5 elementary school

Schools-2009 SSc4.2: Alternative transportation - bicycle storage and changing rooms
posted by Renee Shirey on Aug 29, 2010, 5:57 pm

Does anyone have a standard or rule of thumb to generate a logical number for volunteers and visitors in an urban area? If the school district doesn't have a volunteer program, then that answers...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Aug 30, 2010, 10:24 pm

Criteria for third-party economic audit?

CI-2009 EAp3: Fundamental Refrigerant Management
posted by Philip Herriges on Aug 5, 2010, 11:54 am

Our building Owner concedes that a third party economic audit to determine the feasiblity of retrofitting the existing equipment will likely be an exercise that needs to be done for our...

Last reply: Shillpa Singh, Aug 30, 2010, 6:44 pm

Performance Period

EBOM-2009 SSc8: Light Pollution Reduction
posted by Nell Boyle on Aug 30, 2010, 4:06 pm

So would the minimum performance period for this credit be 1 week or is it 90 days?

Window STC

Schools-2009 IEQc9: Enhanced Acoustical Performance
posted by Keith Robertson on Oct 15, 2009, 6:15 am

The requirement for a window...

Last reply: Daniel Hicks, Aug 30, 2010, 3:47 pm

Green Roof and Water Efficiency

NC-2009 WEc1: Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by Emmanuel Pauwels on Aug 26, 2010, 5:38 am

We have installed a green roof on an urban project (LEED boundary = building footprint) for a total of 58% of the building footprint. We have choosen...

Last reply: Lauren Sparandara, Aug 30, 2010, 3:43 pm

View calculations for future tenant spaces-HELP!

NC-2009 IEQc8.2: Daylight and views - views
posted by Peter Silva on Aug 30, 2010, 2:51 pm

Question: I am tasked with determining the view calculations for a 2-story office and retail building. The building is currently under construction and it includes future tenant spaces that have...

Last reply: Peter Silva, Aug 30, 2010, 3:06 pm

MERV 8 filtration

NC-2009 IEQc3.1: Construction IAQ management plan - during construction
posted by Franklin Snyder on Aug 26, 2010, 9:22 am

I have a project that a contractor assumed that 2-layers of...

Last reply: Allison Beer McKenzie, Aug 30, 2010, 2:23 pm