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How greenfield area is calculated? Excluding wetland/Buffer area?

NC-v4 SSc2:Site development - protect or restore habitat
posted by  John Zhang  on 

I have a project, under the current condition, say there are 20% building, 50% of pavement for road and parking, and only 25% left for open space (greenfield) and 5% for wetland (excluding from gre

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Sun Dec 17, 2017, 10:36 pm

Practical implementation of ASHRAE mandatory lighting controls

NC-v4 EAp2:Minimum energy performance
posted by  André Harms  on 

As we are outside of the USA, ASHRAE 90.1:2010 is a new requirement that came with v4 and our designers have no experience in interpreting and applying the mandatory requirements.

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Substantial Renovation - Envelope Modeling

Schools-NC-v4 EAc2:Optimize energy performance
posted by  Kalyan Nishtala  on 

Hi, I am modeling an existing school building which is undergoing substantial renovation. As a part of the renovations, new windows are being added and the grade level is being changed.

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Tue May 16, 2017, 3:03 pm

insulation thickness versus energy modeling

NC-v4 EAp2:Minimum energy performance
posted by  Jennifer Webb  on 

We are running into a situation where the insulation is slightly under the R38 (R34.8) that is required per ASHRAE 90.1 yet the energy model shows we are over 10% energy efficient.

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Mon Jun 27, 2016, 2:00 pm

AGi32 -b sDA

NC-v4 EQc7:Daylight
posted by  SAMY Chamy  on 

Dear All:- Is it possible to do sDA (spatial Daylight autonomy) & Annual Sunlight Exposure in AGi32 please clarify what is a difference between Daylight analysis & Spatial daylight auton

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Thu Sep 29, 2016, 2:01 pm

Fire Suppression water count as a candidate for Submetering?

CS-v4 WEc4:Water metering
posted by  Jennifer Turchin  on 

Can a fire suppression water line be one of the sub metered uses to meet the intent of this credit?

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Fri Sep 1, 2017, 7:11 pm

Sustainable Site Prereq 2.1 Site Assessment NCv4 SSc1

Hospitality-NC-v4 SSc1: Site assessment
posted by  Tyra Sorensen  on 

Where can I find this resource? Sustainable Sites Initiative: Guidelines and Performance Benchmarks 2009 I've only been able to find it in the digital archive one page at a time.

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Sun Apr 10, 2016, 4:53 pm

Entering nonregularrly occuoied spaces in IEQp1 calculator

NC-v4 EAp2:Minimum energy performance
posted by  Vassil Vassilev  on 

Greetings, In the IEQp1 calculation form, provided by USGBC for using in LEED v4, in the Occupancy Category pull-down menu, there is nothing related to equipment rooms, non-occupied stores and sim

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Wed Jan 21, 2015, 10:18 pm

Certification Process for a Green Cleaning Product

EBOM-v4 EQp3:Green cleaning policy
posted by  Franklin Raines  on 

What is the certification or approval process for Green Cleaning Products compliant as part of a LEED-EBOM program?

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Fri Sep 11, 2015, 6:23 pm

EPDs used in CS project, can be accounted for in CI project?

CI-v4 MRc3:Building product disclosure and optimization - environmental product declarations
posted by  Sara Johansson  on 

If a CI project is located in a CS building and the tenant requires no fit out, can EPDs for products in the tenants space in the CS certification be used for the CI certification?

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Mon Apr 10, 2017, 2:26 pm