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Does gravel count in "Total Paving Area" NC-v4 SSc5: Heat Island Reduction posted by Emily Larochelle* on Jul 12, 2023, 11:06 am* Canada Hi, I have seen a couple posts about how to count gravel in a nonroof measure. However, I am wondering if gravel counts in the "Total site paving area" of the calculation. My... Last reply: emily reese moody, Sep 2, 2024, 2:00 pm	7	emily reese moody LEEDuser Expert Sustainability Director, Certifications & Compliance Jacobs Mon Sep 2, 2024, 2:00 pm
Heat Island Mitigation with Cool Walls CS-v4 INc1: Innovation posted by Dulce Solis* on Aug 29, 2024, 11:24 am* Mexico We are working on a LEED project in a warm climate where daily temperatures are high for most of the year. We want to ensure that the cool walls we implement are durable enough and maintain their... Last reply: Andrey Kuznetsov, Sep 2, 2024, 3:04 am	1	Andrey Kuznetsov LEEDuser Basic Member ESG consultant, LEED AP BD+C Self Employed Mon Sep 2, 2024, 3:04 am
Occupancy Discrepancy Between Thermal Heat Load Summary and LEED Calculation CS-v4 EQp1: Minimum indoor air quality performance posted by Alefiya Bhiwandiwala* on Aug 21, 2024, 5:39 am* United Arab Emirates I'm working on a project in UAE, where the thermal heat load summary considers an occupancy of around 1,500 people. However, when calculating occupancy according to LEED occupancy counts based on... Last reply: Andrey Kuznetsov, Sep 2, 2024, 6:03 am	1	Andrey Kuznetsov LEEDuser Basic Member ESG consultant, LEED AP BD+C Self Employed Mon Sep 2, 2024, 6:03 am
Heat Island Mitigation with Cool Walls CS-v4 INc1: Innovation posted by Dulce Solis* on Aug 27, 2024, 11:20 am* Mexico Have you conducted any cost-benefit analysis for implementing cool walls in your projects? How do the costs compare to the energy savings and other benefits gained from reducing the heat island... Last reply: Andrey Kuznetsov, Sep 2, 2024, 3:06 am	1	Andrey Kuznetsov LEEDuser Basic Member ESG consultant, LEED AP BD+C Self Employed Mon Sep 2, 2024, 3:06 am
Location and Product NC-v4 MRc2: Building product disclosure and optimization - environmental product declarations posted by Lance Kinard* on May 12, 2022, 8:33 am* United States Tommy Linstroth CEO Green Badger LEEDuser Expert 126 thumbs up May 13, 2022- 4:27 am Lance An EPD should be within the geographic range of the project- i.e. North America for US projects. We've seen some European EPDs accepted in US projects, but to be safe, it should be w/in the region. You can use a product across any BPDO credit- many products will have an EPD, and HPD and recycled content and contribute to all three credits. Log in or register to post comments Luciana Fernandes LEEDuser Premium Member May 26, 2022- 7:27 pm Hi Tommy, Jumping in on this forum as I have a similar question. I have... Last reply: Craig Graber, Aug 31, 2024, 2:46 am	5	Craig Graber LEEDuser Premium Member Associate Director Atelier Ten Sat Aug 31, 2024, 2:46 am
Data cabling and carpet quantity difficulty Pilot-Credits MRpc132: Procurement of Low Carbon Construction Materials posted by Deb Favaretto* on Nov 12, 2022, 9:16 pm* United States The language of the Pilot Credit now requires Communications (data cabling). We'd like to pursue this PC on our projects where we have already developed a WBLCA, so that we can take... Last reply: Agnes Vorbrodt, Aug 30, 2024, 2:21 pm	1	Agnes Vorbrodt LEEDuser Basic Member Principal VvS \| Architects & Consultants Fri Aug 30, 2024, 2:21 pm
Signage at all Entries including Vendor/Maintenance Access NC-v4 EQp2: Environmental tobacco smoke control posted by Michelle Rosenberger* on Aug 29, 2024, 12:57 pm* Member 522 thumbs up August 29, 2024- 1:42 pm Thanks to both of you. Yes, I was looking at the v4.1 language due to your comment Dave on the forum about the 10' distance. The language reads to me like... Last reply: Dave Hubka, Aug 30, 2024, 9:17 am	7	Dave Hubka LEEDuser Expert Practice Leader - Sustainability EUA Fri Aug 30, 2024, 9:17 am
Rating and adaptation registration/selection LEED Rating System Selection posted by Jose Castorena* on Jun 27, 2024, 10:40 am* U.S. and Canada Greetings.I am working on a project for a previously certified LEED community college campus (circa 2010). Our project consists of three buildings one of which is an existing... Last reply: Andrey Kuznetsov, Aug 30, 2024, 5:32 am	1	Andrey Kuznetsov LEEDuser Basic Member ESG consultant, LEED AP BD+C Self Employed Fri Aug 30, 2024, 5:32 am
GHG emissions calculations for LEED v4- 2024 Update NC-v4 EAc2: Optimize Energy Performance posted by Jacob Stieb* on May 8, 2024, 6:20 pm* U.S. and Canada The 2024 update to LEED v4 splits the points into energy cost (site/source) and... Last reply: Dat Nguyen, Aug 29, 2024, 10:31 pm	4	Dat Nguyen LEEDuser Basic Member Thermal Engineer, Energy Modeller Thu Aug 29, 2024, 10:31 pm
Opt 2 Embodied Carbon/LCA Optimization- Eligible materials in European Region NC-v4.1 MRc2: Environmental Product Declarations posted by Kairi Noulik* on Apr 11, 2024, 6:44 am* Estonia Good day I am working on projects in Estonia and we are trying to achieve the requirement for Opt 2 of this credit by choosing 5 materials from 3 different manufacturers. During my... Last reply: Allen Cornett, Aug 29, 2024, 5:17 pm	1	Allen Cornett LEEDuser Premium Member Sustainable Consultant INSPEC Sustainability Group LLC Thu Aug 29, 2024, 5:17 pm