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Recently announced RP credits for international projects

Schools-2009 RPc1: Regional Priority
posted by Bilge Ceylan on Oct 21, 2010, 6:53 am

The posting on USGBC's website lists the areas where international projects can achieve regional priority bonus points (e.g., water use, waste water, energy efficiency and enhanced...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Oct 21, 2010, 10:19 am

LEED-NC or LEED-EBOM

General forums
posted by Tristan Roberts on Oct 21, 2010, 9:26 am

Given the high level of work going on, it sounds like LEED-NC is most appropriate here. If the building remains occupied through the work,  then I would say that you have your choice to use LEED...

Reference Guide typo?

NC-2009 MRc3: Materials Reuse
posted by Eric Shamp on May 20, 2010, 2:06 pm

This, from p. 365 of LEED 2009 Green Building Design and Construction (sentence fragment not mine): "Other reused material found on-site. Components that are retained and continue to serve their...

Last reply: Nathan Benjamin, Oct 21, 2010, 8:15 am

Irrigation to the adapted habitat

EBOM-2009 SSc6: Stormwater Quantity Control
posted by Simon Sue on Oct 20, 2010, 6:31 am

we adapted a vegetated area nearby our project space. i wonder the collected stormwater can be used as irrigation towards this new habitat?
because we would like to make use all our 15%...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Oct 20, 2010, 10:46 pm

Re: NC or CS

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posted by David Posada on Oct 18, 2010, 7:59 pm

This sounds more like NC since the building owner/ developer is in control of selecting finishes for more than 60% of the building. Even if the residential units are eventually sold to other...

Last reply: David Posada, Oct 20, 2010, 12:23 pm

How to Document Straight Down Fixture Lumens

NC-2009 SSc8: Light Pollution Reduction
posted by Omer Moltay on Oct 20, 2010, 11:11 am

We have to document that, for LZ2, max. 2% of initial fixture lumens are emitted at an angle of 90 degrees of more from nadir.

In your experience how would you achieve this? We have the...

Exterior lighting option 3

EBOM-2009 SSc8: Light Pollution Reduction
posted by Xun Jia on Oct 20, 2010, 9:08 am

I registered a number of 0.0 footcandle locations, with lights both on and off. Will that be a concern or problem in submitting the data?

Baseline design by Appendix G

CI-2009 EAc1.3: Optimize energy performance - HVAC
posted by Evgenia Gorbachinsky on Sep 28, 2010, 4:31 pm

I am doing energy model for LEED for Interiors 2009.
We work on a project that occupies 2 floors of a 7-story building. The
building has already got LEED for Core and Shell . Energy...

Last reply: Evgenia Gorbachinsky, Oct 20, 2010, 8:50 am

Acceptable Submittals

Pilot-Credits PC6: Integrative Project Planning & Design
posted by Batya Metalitz on Oct 19, 2010, 2:06 pm

Many projects have requested more detail or more flexibility on completing the requirements of this credit. As requested, here are some submittals that would be acceptable. As with all pilot...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Oct 19, 2010, 5:07 pm

Regional Material/Recycled Material

NC-2009 MRc5: Regional Materials
posted by Art Kamm on Oct 11, 2010, 3:30 pm

Can we claim the fill used on the site for Regional Material and/or recycled material?

Last reply: Linda Davisson, Oct 19, 2010, 2:01 pm