Summer, if you haven't already, I recommend reviewing LEED's Minimum Program Requirements for background on some rules...

Denise, that depends on the specifics of the schools project—what grade level and how much of it is learning space. Check out the LEED...

Our building is a warehouse with only a single string of clerestory windows at the peak of a gabled roof. All interior light fixtures are ceiling hung T-8s that are 10-12 feet below the bottom...

For a core & shell project in which the developer does not have control over interior (tenant) build-out, why does the LEED Online form require (or is automatically populated with) EPA Target...

Hi I was wondering if it was possible to document the solid waste management for both ongoing and durable goods in an alternative way. The problem we are encountering is that we are trying to...

In Section 9. Lighting Requirements (ASRAE 90.1-2007) on page 141 of the reference guide, in the third paragraph it states that Section 9.4 describes the mandatory provisions for controls,...

I'm working on two projects (LEED - CS v2 and LEED 2009 - NC) that both require the demolition of existing buildings on the project sites. The existing buildings have asbestos and other...

Lauren, thanks for your comments above on the 20% adoption criteria. That said, it still seems that achieving and documenting anything less than complete adoption quickly gets into a big grey...

For prescriptive compliance, is a CI project required to meet continuous insulation requirements for building envelope if it is not part of their project scope, even if there is nothing in the...

Would fixed auditorium seating be included in the MR credits, or considered furniture? Same for a demountable wall system?