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Free fresh air provided to small rooms

NC-v4 EQp1: Minimum indoor air quality performance
posted by Dina El-Sady on Oct 24, 2021, 7:49 am

I am working on a project with many small buildings connected to each other , some of the very small rooms may be designed with free fresh air entering through fresh air grilles not fans , is...

Last reply: Iqbal Khalilullah, Oct 25, 2021, 10:08 am

Documentation requirements?

NC-v4.1 EQc6: Interior lighting
posted by Glenn Heinmiller on Oct 19, 2021, 1:02 pm

Has USGBC provided any documentation guidance for this credit? I recall seeing something buried somewhere on the USGBC website, but I can't find it now

Last reply: Afogreen Build, Oct 25, 2021, 5:33 am

Confusing about how to determine the Vps in VRP calculation

NC-v4 EQp1: Minimum indoor air quality performance
posted by James Cai on Oct 24, 2021, 11:59 pm

Dear all,

We have been told by LEED coach that under cooling condition, the VRP calculation should use minimum Vpz for zone, and use the design maximum Vps for system, but if all VAVbox's...

Greenguard for plywood

NC-2009 IEQc4.4: Low-emitting materials - composite wood and agrifiber products
posted by Erin Holdenried on Sep 2, 2021, 9:00 pm

IS Greenguard certification plus an attestation from the manufacturer that there is no formaldehyde acceptable for plywood products? 

Last reply: Dawn Garcia, Oct 22, 2021, 5:08 pm

Hotel rooms requirements

Hospitality-NC-v4.1 EQc9: Acoustic performance
posted by Fábia Leal on Oct 21, 2021, 11:41 am

Hi!

In the new LEED v4.1 i noticed that in the acoustic performance credit all reference to residential projects has been removed.

In LEED v4, for hotel rooms the sound isolation...

Last reply: Adam Paul, Oct 22, 2021, 10:04 am

Pilot-Credits EQpc124 as prerequisite

Pilot-Credits EQpc124: Performance-based indoor air quality design and assessment
posted by Zuzanna Targosz on Oct 19, 2021, 6:25 am

We would like to pursue this Pilot Credit as ventilation prerequisite for a project located in Russia. Should we submit all documentation as Pilot in Innovation credit or in the prerequisite...

Last reply: Garrett Ferguson, Oct 21, 2021, 3:43 pm

Calculating Quality Views Credit

NC-v4 EQc8: Quality Views
posted by Divya Shroff on Apr 28, 2021, 7:58 pm

Have projects used softwares to document the quality views credit? I am looking into a 300k sqft school project and wanted to know whats the best way to document this credit.  

Last reply: Elliot Glassman, Oct 20, 2021, 3:37 pm

Credit compliance: Contamination found on site

CS-v4 LTc3: High priority site
posted by Chen Shalita on Oct 20, 2021, 3:26 am

My project has been identified according to an ESA phase 2 - as a brownfield site. 
As is required by the ESA, The project team has conducted samples for soil and groundwater gas. The...

Last reply: Emily Purcell, Oct 20, 2021, 10:35 am

Rainfall Events calculator

CS-v4 SSc4: Rainwater management
posted by Simona Kabadova on Oct 20, 2021, 5:11 am

The project is situated in Sofia, Bulgaria. From the our National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology we have historical data for daily precipitation only for two years - 2020 and 2021. As I...

Retain Parking Spaces Well Below Basis Rate for Building Type, still comply?

NC-v4.1 LTc7: Reduced parking footprint
posted by on Sep 22, 2021, 9:31 am

I am working on a 40,000sf building with 7 existing parking spaces. The owner does not wish to add more. The basis rate for this building type from Appendix 4 is ~70 so 7 would be well below a 60...

Last reply: Kristian Kicinski, Oct 18, 2021, 6:42 pm