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EQ Credit 8.1 Prescriptive Method for Top Lighting

NC-2009 IEQc8.1: Daylight and views - daylight
posted by Kendal Neitzke on Aug 6, 2010, 10:16 am

I am working through the prescriptive calculations for daylighting for a 64,312 sq ft open floor manufacturing facility where the exposed roof deck is 41'-6" above the finished floor. This one...

Last reply: Eddy Santosa, Aug 6, 2010, 11:30 am

Using different metrics (volume and weight) for MR: Solid Waste

EBOM-2009 MRc7: Solid waste management - ongoing consumables
posted by Andrew Barnes on Aug 6, 2010, 9:03 am

In LEED EB:O&M, MR credits 7-9, measurment and documentation of on-going consumable, durable goods, etc. is required during the performance period. My understanding is that this is to be...

Last reply: Dan Ackerstein, Aug 6, 2010, 11:12 am

kitchen facilities and LEED rating system selection

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posted by Tristan Roberts on Aug 5, 2010, 8:43 pm

Interesting question. If this were only about selecting a LEED rating system, I would say that it falls under LEED for New Construction, not LEED for Homes, due to the lack of kitchen facilities...

Last reply: Larry Jones, Aug 6, 2010, 9:12 am

Existing AHU serves more than the LEED tenant space- what to do?

CI-2009 IEQc5: Indoor Chemical and Pollutant Source Control
posted by Philip Herriges on Aug 5, 2010, 11:23 am

The LEED CI Addenda dated July 19, 2010 modifies the third bullet point under EQc5 as follows:

Replace the text of the third bullet on page 359 with the following:
“In mechanically...

Last reply: Philip Herriges, Aug 6, 2010, 7:45 am

LEED-CI credits on a LEED-EBOM project

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posted by Tristan Roberts on Aug 6, 2010, 12:32 am

I'm actually not sure you're on the right track.
The project requirements aside, I would want to make sure you're using the right rating system, by checking the...

IEQc5: High-Volume Copy/Print/Fax Areas

NC-2009 IEQc5: Indoor Chemical and Pollutant Source Control
posted by Sara LeMone on Aug 5, 2010, 5:03 pm

Hypothetically, suppose you will have 800 employees who print/fax/copy anywhere between 100-125 pages each, every month. You also have 3 copy rooms... That's a total of 80,000-100,000 copies/...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Aug 6, 2010, 12:24 am

Existing Trees

EBOM-2009 SSc5: Site development - protect or restore open habitat
posted by Geoffrey Tomlinson on Jun 24, 2010, 10:05 pm

How are existing trees counted. We have several old large trees on our site that are not native, and loathe the thought of cutting them down to satisfy this credit. Is the size of their canopy...

Last reply: Dan Ackerstein, Aug 5, 2010, 11:49 pm

Conducting a Transportation Survey using "standing by elevators"

EBOM-2009 SSc4: Alternative Commuting Transportation
posted by Matthew Macko on May 20, 2010, 12:02 pm

There has been much discussion around this topic and after doing some extensive reading (and having been a student of stats) the "randomness" of LEED's guidelines fly in the face of statistical...

Last reply: Dan Ackerstein, Aug 5, 2010, 11:42 pm

Default Values for Lamps with Unknown Hg Content?

EBOM-2009 MRc4: Sustainable purchasing - reduced mercury in lamps
posted by John Ida on Aug 4, 2010, 8:12 pm

Can we use the default (highest values) for older lamps that do not have Mercury Content listed per bulb? For instance, if the company no longer supplies the model/make of a T8, can we assume...

Last reply: Dan Ackerstein, Aug 5, 2010, 11:24 pm

campus purchasing of cleaning supplies

EBOM-2009 IEQc3.1: Green cleaning - high performance green cleaning program
posted by Jordan Smith on Aug 4, 2010, 3:58 pm

Our university campus has a custodial department that purchases cleaning products and materials centrally for all of our buildings. We are employing a green cleaning program and are considering...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Aug 5, 2010, 9:45 pm