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No-Cooling Tower for full credit? Option 2- Optimize Water Use for Cooling- 100% Reduction

CS-v4.1 WEc3: Optimize Process Water Use
posted by Grace Friedhoff on Feb 24, 2022, 3:08 pm

I am working on a C&S project that has a baseline system designated for the building using ASHRAE 90.1-2016 Appendix G Table G3.1.1 that includes a cooling tower (system 7) AND there is no...

Last reply: Kathy Collins, LEED AP , WELL AP, May 22, 2024, 9:12 am

LEEDv5 O+M Public Comment: Building Enclosure retrofit design

LEED v5 O&M Existing Buildings Public Comments
posted by Lyle Axelarris on May 22, 2024, 9:03 am

I’m very disappointed to STILL see no LEED credit address moisture management in building envelope design.  As our industry is adding continuous insulation (for good reasons), there are more and...

Case 2 Demand Response Capable Building with a "future" program

NC-v4.1 EAc4: Grid Harmonization
posted by Chris Flint Chatto on May 27, 2021, 8:11 pm

Is case 2 only available to projects with utilities that don't have...

Last reply: AJ Ahmed, May 22, 2024, 7:21 am

LEED v5 O&M Existing Buildings

LEED v5 O&M Existing Buildings Public Comments
posted by Richard Curry on May 20, 2024, 1:33 pm

My name is Richard Curry, and my comments represent the views of ST Facility Maintenance Consulting, LLC, a facility service consultant to owners and operators of commercial cleaning companies. ...

Last reply: Krista Maylin, May 22, 2024, 4:49 am

Sound Isolation ACP?

NC-v4 EQc9: Acoustic performance
posted by Brightworks Sustainability on Apr 25, 2017, 7:42 pm

HI all, is anyone familiar with an alternate option for complying with the sound isolation requirements? My project is so close to meeting this but it isn't feasible to provide additional layers...

Last reply: Anna Okviana, May 22, 2024, 2:56 am

LEED V5 general feedback

LEED v5 BD+C/ID+C: Overall and Appendix Public Comments
posted by Maria Nordberg on May 21, 2024, 2:24 pm

  • International recognition and usability are essential for using the system globally and are a vital success key for LEED. In the new manual, specific important global stepping stones are...

Don’t forget the “S” in ESIA – Protecting Construction Workers from Exploitation

LEED v5 BD+C/ID+C: Integrative Process, Planning, And Assessments Public Comments
posted by Sarah Lince on May 21, 2024, 11:46 am

I am submitting this comment on behalf of Verité, an independent, non-profit, civil society organization (CSO) working to eliminate the most serious labor...

LEED v5 and EU Taxonomy

LEED v5 BD+C/ID+C: Overall and Appendix Public Comments
posted by Camille Barre on May 21, 2024, 5:09 am

Hi everyone, working in the asset management sector, we currently have the issue of understanding whether or not a certain level of LEED (i.e. Silver, Gold, ...) is equivalent (or could be...

Material Quantity Input into EC3

Pilot-Credits MRpc132: Procurement of Low Carbon Construction Materials
posted by Kelli Kimura on Jan 19, 2024, 8:44 pm

Hi all,

We are curious how folks are gathering their material quantities per the pilot credit language "Material quantities shall reflect the final as-built project and be consistently...

Last reply: Atlas Turner, May 20, 2024, 8:06 pm

Public art- Inclusion in LEED boundaries

LEED v5 BD+C/ID+C: Overall and Appendix Public Comments
posted by Winnie Lam on May 20, 2024, 6:13 pm

I serve on the Arts Commission at the City of Sunnyvale in California. When a company starts a new private development (i.e. construction) project in the City of Sunnyvale, they are required to...