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Interior Lighting requirements for plant growth and maintenance
NC-v4 EQc6:Interior lightingposted by Charline SEYTIER on
Hello, We have a project that is considering to install an olive tree in the atrium of the building. To sustain the tree, artificial lighting is required daily, for several hours.
Concrete SR Values
NC-v4 SSc5:Heat island reductionposted by Brian Harris on
How are 3 year aged SR values determined for concrete if not available by the manufacturer?
ROCKY SOIL
NC-v4 SSc2:Site development - protect or restore habitatposted by soha yamani on
in case of rocky soil , limestone precisely in desert area , what kind of restoration should be done ?
NAUF Going Forward
NC-v4 EQc2:Low emitting materialsposted by Mike Miller on
Has USGBC taken into consideration the overlap for the Low-Emitting Materials categories with v2009 (NAUF) and v4 General Emission Standard (GES) and whether or not they would allow the GES certifi
Diverse Uses - Document Nearby Uses
CS-v4 LTc4:Surrounding density and diverse usesposted by Maria Fiorelli on
Previously in v2009, to document 'Community Connectivity' we would use a radius around our project on Google Earth, marking the diverse uses with icons.
Illuminance vs luminance
NC-v4 EQc6:Interior lightingposted by Dionisio Franca on
Does anyone know why LEED requirements are for illuminance ratios, while WELL and ANSI/IES for Office Light talk about luminance ratios? I guess this is related to how LEED separates reflectance
solid surface for countertops
EBOM-v4 MRc3:Purchasing - facility maintenance and renovationposted by Pablo Fortunato Suarez on
The scope of materials covers - thermal and acoustic insulation, flooring materials and finishes, ceiling materials and finishes and wall materials and finishes.
Combining different material credits and options for materials
NC-v4 MRc4:Building product disclosure and optimization - material ingredientsposted by Emmanuel Pauwels on
Can we value one and the same product multiple times for different credits and credit options as far as the Building product disclosure and optimization credits is concerned.
LEED for office with few modifications
CI-v4 MPR3:Must comply with project size requirementsposted by Devani PERERA on
A project I assess is seeking LEED v4 CI Silver.
Rainwater Harvesting for Toilet Flushing
NC-v4 WEp2:Indoor water use reductionposted by Patrice McVeigh on
Hello all, Can rainwater harvesting be used to reduce the indoor water consumption percentage?