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Providing Bike Lanes for Schools

Schools-2009 SSc4.2: Alternative transportation - bicycle storage and changing rooms
posted by Maya Karkour on Jul 13, 2010, 11:04 am

Hi all,

We are working on a school where the bike racks will be installed in the first basement level just next to the ramp. That same ramp will be very close to the site entrance....

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Jul 19, 2010, 6:22 pm

Fee for pre-certyfing a building

CS-2009 IDc2: LEED Accredited Professional
posted by javier bolanos zeledon on Jul 14, 2010, 2:08 pm

Tristan Roberts Representative Vermont House of Representatives LEEDuser Expert 11477 thumbs up July 19, 2010- 3:20 pm That really depends.... how big and complex is the building, what are the prevailing rates in your area, etc.I suspect that it will be tough to get an answer to this question in an open forum like this—people are discreet about sharing this info. Log in or register to post comments David Posada Integrated Design & LEED Specialist SERA Architects LEEDuser Expert 1980 thumbs up July 19, 2010- 4:56 pm I agree, there are many variables that affect fee and many professional and legal...

Last reply: javier bolanos zeledon, Jul 19, 2010, 5:08 pm

setting coefficients for baseline case

EBOM-2009 WEc3: Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by Kevin Kelly on Jul 15, 2010, 12:02 pm

Is drip irrigation considered a conventional practice for rooftop gardens? Is turf grass considered a typical landscaping practice in the northeast?

Last reply: Dan Ackerstein, Jul 19, 2010, 4:56 pm

EBOM 2009: Performance period possible before registration?

EBOM-2009 EAc1: Optimize Energy Efficiency Performance
posted by Kelly Knauss on Jul 13, 2010, 12:59 pm

It's not clear to me if energy consumption data collected for EA credit 1 (energy performance) needs to be from the period after registering an...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Jul 19, 2010, 4:53 pm

Fabrication Labor

NC-2009 MRc5: Regional Materials
posted by Evan Shook on May 24, 2010, 11:30 am

We are bidding on a job where the large curtainwall are being assembled at a joint vernture's headquarters that is within 500 miles of the job site. Can the cost of the fabrication labor be...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Jul 19, 2010, 3:44 pm

Regional Content- Raw Material Locations

NC-2009 MRc5: Regional Materials
posted by Travis Layman on Jul 16, 2010, 10:49 am

We are finding that some manufacturers of products that contain several raw materials or proprietary sources of materials are not providing a breakdown of specific...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Jul 19, 2010, 3:42 pm

Regional Content- Manufacturer Documented Raw Material Location

NC-2009 MRc5: Regional Materials
posted by Travis Layman on Jul 16, 2010, 10:54 am

We have a LEED submittal from a major manufacturer that indicates the location of extraction of adhesive raw materials is 244 miles from project site. When a major manufacturer documents this as...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Jul 19, 2010, 3:41 pm

Car Parking Shaded with PV Panels

NC-2009 SSc7.1: Heat island effect - nonroof
posted by Omer Moltay on Jul 9, 2010, 5:44 am

Dear All,

Option 2 of this credit requires that parking shading surfaces must have minimum...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Jul 19, 2010, 3:17 pm

Industrial Coating

CI-2009 IEQc4.2: Low-emitting materials - paints and coatings
posted by kelvin duen on Jul 13, 2010, 12:39 pm

My office had a bunch of file cabinets repainted. A industrial coating was used. I have the...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Jul 19, 2010, 3:02 pm

Major Renovation: Reuse: Foundation, Structural Steel, Etc.

NC-2009 MRc1.1: Building reuse - maintain existing walls, floors and roof
posted by Sara LeMone on Jun 21, 2010, 1:37 pm

Currently working on a project where a 100,000sq.ft. PEMB is being demolished down to the steel...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Jul 19, 2010, 2:40 pm