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ASHRAE 62 vs. LEED Online

EBOM-2009 IEQp1: Minimum indoor air quality performance
posted by Jim Newman on Nov 12, 2009, 5:55 pm

On LEED Online they suggest that you only need to identify critical spaces and enter that into the spreadsheet, whereas ASHRAE 62 wants you to list all zones, not just critical zones. If we do...

Last reply: Julia Weatherby, Mar 18, 2011, 12:59 am

Define "no new parking"- project site is a former parking lot

NC-2009 SSc4.4: Alternative transportation - parking capacity
posted by Jill Ziegler on Mar 17, 2011, 12:04 pm

My project is being built on an old parking lot in a previously developed, campus-style site. The LEED site boundary will be drawn around this building only. When all is said and done, and when...

Last reply: David Posada, Mar 17, 2011, 5:05 pm

Electric Rates

Schools-2009 EAc1: Optimize Energy Performance
posted by Laura Long on Mar 17, 2011, 3:11 pm

The electric company for our school project offers a rate...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Mar 17, 2011, 4:47 pm

Project boundary within an existing building

CI-2009 SSc2: Development Density and Community Connectivity
posted by R Jones on Mar 16, 2011, 10:38 am

Hi - when doing the calculations for option 1 - should i include the sf of the project (ie tenant space) or the whole building - then divide it by the area. The project uses 10 floors of a 30...

Last reply: R Jones, Mar 17, 2011, 2:04 pm

Water Use Reduction

NC-2009 WEc3: Water Use Reduction
posted by Rick Blackshere on Oct 15, 2010, 11:15 am

I am currently working on a project where we are returning an...

Last reply: Nick _, Mar 16, 2011, 5:01 pm

Food Service Hand Wash Sinks

NC-2009 WEp1: Water Use Reduction
posted by Erica Downs on Sep 30, 2010, 9:57 am

Does anyone know how many times per day food service workers (i.e., in a university dining hall) wash -- or are supposed to wash -- their hands? I have no idea, but I'm guessing it should be in...

Last reply: Erica Downs, Mar 16, 2011, 3:35 pm

Wood as thermal barrier

NC-2009 EAc1: Optimize Energy Performance
posted by javier bolanos zeledon on Mar 15, 2011, 8:39 am

Is it valid to use 1"...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Mar 16, 2011, 3:24 pm

Showers

NC-2009 WEp1: Water Use Reduction
posted by sara theodore on Sep 30, 2010, 3:51 pm

In a school locker room, I have 1 accessible shower stall and 2 non-accessible showers. It just so happens that the accessible shower head is 1.5 gpm and the non-accessible shower head is 1.6 gpm...

Last reply: Erica Downs, Mar 16, 2011, 3:24 pm

Major renovation

NC-2009 EAc1: Optimize Energy Performance
posted by javier bolanos zeledon on Mar 16, 2011, 7:02 am

This is a major renovation of an old office building. The new building will use structural walls and metal roof of previos building. That building had no insulation on roof, it was just a metal...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Mar 16, 2011, 3:13 pm

IT ROOM LOADS

NC-2009 EAc1: Optimize Energy Performance
posted by javier bolanos zeledon on Mar 14, 2011, 5:31 pm

In an IT room there are envelope loads and equipment loads due to HVAC needed to cool the space. Also the electric load due to the IT equipment running. It is clear to me that this last one is a...

Last reply: javier bolanos zeledon, Mar 16, 2011, 2:35 pm