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Abandoned or Blighted Building: Calculate Interior Finish Elements?

NC-v4 MRc1: Building life-cycle impact reduction
posted by Summer Minchew on Feb 1, 2023, 3:00 pm

My project is the major renovation of a building that has been abandoned for almost 20 years. 99% of the existing...

LED Wall washer calculation

LEED v4.1 Discussion Forum
posted by Martina Vázquez on Feb 1, 2023, 6:35 am

Good morning,

I've been studing LEED v4.1 document and it is almost all of it for streetlight projects, but we have a proposal based in wall-washer the exterior facade. I don't really know...

Cities with composting mandates should have streamlined documentation

Pilot-Credits SSpc129: Comprehensive Composting
posted by Adhamina Rodriguez on Sep 16, 2021, 3:09 am

Like the Alternative Compliance Path for California projects meeting CALGreen code, cities that have composting ordinances in place should have it easier to document this credit.

Last reply: Michelle Rosenberger, Jan 31, 2023, 6:17 pm

Do materials in building services count as 'permanently installed'?

NC-v4.1 MRc3: Sourcing of Raw Materials
posted by Cecilia Lopez-Cotarelo on Oct 18, 2022, 6:44 am

Do the materials used in the building services count a permanently installed materials when calculating the costs? I am working on a project where services make up a large proportion of the cost...

Last reply: Lawrence Rennell, Jan 31, 2023, 5:26 pm

Electrical service requirement for dual port Level 2 chargers

CS-v4.1 LTc8: Electric Vehicles
posted by Natalie Terrill on Apr 8, 2022, 12:27 pm

The current language requires a Level 2 charging capacity with 208-240 volts or greater for each space.

In the past we've installed conduit and wiring for dual chargers (1 charger using...

Last reply: Andrea Vickers, Jan 31, 2023, 10:56 am

Defining a baseline building

NC-v4.1 MRc1: Building life-cycle impact reduction
posted by Cecilia Lopez-Cotarelo on Jan 30, 2023, 12:41 pm

Hello,

I am carrying out an LCA for an EU-based project and am confused as to how to establish a baseline to compare improvements in the carbon footprint. 

The project is currently...

Last reply: Camilo Velez, Jan 31, 2023, 10:40 am

Connector Service to other bus routes

CS-v4 LTc5: Access to quality transit
posted by Nadia Azzam on Jan 30, 2023, 4:09 pm

I am working on a project with one of the stops serving a connector service. This is basically a bus route that connects to other routes. Can we count the other routes it connects to since...

Regarding Energy Simulation

NC-v4 EAc2: Optimize Energy Performance
posted by Nagaraj Sankar on Jan 30, 2023, 11:45 pm

In one of our LEED ID+C project, we are having scope of 8th floor and the total floor of the building is 12 floor. 
The suitable system as per ASHRAE 90.1 for this scenario is System 8. ...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Jan 31, 2023, 9:21 am

Receipt Proof Requirements

NC-2009 MRc3: Materials Reuse
posted by jupiter luner on Jun 19, 2018, 11:17 am

I wanted to clarify something that I recently heard from a contractor on a LEED project. 

For a number of the MR credits the receipts are required for the project. Typically, we...

Last reply: Andrea Vickers, Jan 31, 2023, 9:20 am

RESORT DEVELOPMENT ON AN ISLAND

Hospitality-NC-v4 LTc2: Sensitive land protection
posted by Amal Venugopal on Jan 27, 2023, 8:20 am

We are working on a  massive resort development project in an natural island which is approved by local goverment to proceed for construction.

As per LEED sensitive land prtotection, there...

Last reply: hassan izhar, Jan 31, 2023, 8:16 am