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CI 2009 Business centre: Equipment Energy star requirementCI-2009 EAc1.4: Optimize energy performance - equipment and appliancesposted by Gurneet Singh on Jul 5, 2010, 2:26 am
One of our project "Business Centre" is going for CI 2009 ratings system. The project owner is leasing a space in a building and doing the interior layout i.e. lighting , furniture and HVAC. The... Last reply: Lauren Sparandara, Jul 5, 2010, 4:08 am |
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U values and ci for Climate Zone 2General forumsposted by Christopher Schaffner on Jul 2, 2010, 12:02 pm
A few thoughts. 1) the insulation requirement is only for exposed floors - i.e. floors with the underside exposed to the outdoors. Not "ALL the floors of the building" |
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calculating the floor areaNC-2009 IEQc8.1: Daylight and views - daylightposted by Emmanuel Pauwels on Jul 1, 2010, 8:23 am
When calculating the floor area for this credit in a residential kitchen, what surface do we actually count? Considering there is one wall with a regrigerator integrated, some cabinets and a... Last reply: Eddy Santosa, Jul 2, 2010, 12:57 am |
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IEQP1 Natural Ventilation- Outdoor air qualityNC-2009 IEQp1: Minimum indoor air quality performanceposted by Carrie Lai on Jul 1, 2010, 3:17 am
I am doning a new project, and using natural ventilation for one of the rooms. I do read carefully the requirements of IEQP1, but the LEED Guide does not require outdoor air quality test if... Last reply: Carrie Lai, Jul 1, 2010, 11:09 pm |
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High Reflectance Wood Shingles?NC-2009 SSc7.2: Heat island effect - roofposted by Elliot Powers on Jun 25, 2010, 4:39 pm
Has anyone found a roofing materials company that offers... Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Jul 1, 2010, 11:08 pm |
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Parking Requirements in areas with no zoning.NC-2009 SSc4.4: Alternative transportation - parking capacityposted by Elizabeth McPherson on Jun 14, 2010, 5:32 pma copy of the ITE study in the office, and wrote about it in this forum post. Gives me a much better idea of why LEED requires it. Too bad about the cost, of course, but lots of data there. Log... Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Jul 1, 2010, 11:05 pm |
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Rotating Existing Building RenovationsNC-2009 EAc1: Optimize Energy Performanceposted by Mark Benson on May 18, 2010, 4:58 pm
Under the 90.1 Performance Rating Method (PRM), the performance of the baseline building has to be based on the average of 4 separate rotations of the baseline building. This makes sense for new... Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Jul 1, 2010, 10:45 pm |
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IEQ Credit 4.2- Low VOC paints & coatingsCI-2009 IEQc4.2: Low-emitting materials - paints and coatingsposted by Leo van Veldhuizen on Jun 30, 2010, 5:04 pm
We have a project that has Marshfield Door Systems with a "Enviroclad UV" factory applied finish. Marshfield on their website states this is a low voc finish system. When I asked for... Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Jul 1, 2010, 10:28 pm |
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Brackish Water for Irrigation?NC-2009 WEc1: Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Kimberly Frith on Jul 1, 2010, 2:10 pm
We have a project located close to the coast. The landscape designer is considering including plants which would be watered with brackish water for irrigation (pumped from underground). Would... Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Jul 1, 2010, 9:47 pm |
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the grey area of sustainable purchasesEBOM-2009 MRc1: Sustainable purchasing - ongoing consumablesposted by Wendy Gibson on Jun 29, 2010, 2:55 pm
I have a few questions that cover both MRc1 and MRc2. (1) Do we need track and include in the credit calculations purchases that do not have a green alternatives? For instance, treadmills,... Last reply: Wendy Gibson, Jul 1, 2010, 5:26 pm |
