Generally we have found it difficult to introduce LEED as its new but specifically the Low...

The site boundary of our building is lined with quite tall and dense trees. Should these be incorporated into the footcandle calculations? If the trunk of the tree is inside the boundary (but the...

Does anyone have an experience with Ecotect in exterior lighting calculations? Since we have already created a sophisticataed model of the building in Ecotect for various other credits, and since...

To try and answer your points.

1) This is a problem in the US and many other countries. People resist change. USGBC goal with LEED is to be market changing. To encourage people to...

I agree this is a step in the right direction, and can think of some refinements that might go further. Pardon my long response.

Two of the barriers to implementing LEED are uncertainty...

I just read (in a really scarey article by an attorney who'd describing the legal implications of buildings whose certifications are challenged and revoked) that we must now provide one-year...

Yes, the best resource for this as far as LEED is concerned is CS Appendix 1 from the BD&C LEED Reference Guide. It gives default occupancy counts for different space types.

For a LEED CS 2009 project:

1. To earn a LEED ID credit 1 credit for use of a LEED-...

If there are 5 building structures in the project, shall I perform separated energy simulation models for 5 individual structures, or 1 model as a whole?

In performing the initial analysis of the Energy Star score for our building it has become apparent we are teetering on the line of a 69.

Is it required to hold an Energy Star score of 69...