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Determining STC ratings for ceiling products
NC-v4 EQc9:Acoustic performanceposted by Adam Stoker on
The LEED v4 acoustics credit addresses sound isolation purely through composite STC ratings. In my research, I have struggled to find STC ratings for ceiling products.
Data Center Baseline HVAC System
NC-v4 EAp2:Minimum energy performanceposted by Vassil Vassilev on
Hi Markus, Thanks for your reply. I've been trying to undestand the explanation of 90.1-2013 User's Manual, page G-35.
Building Envelope Air infiltration
CS-v4 EAp2:Minimum energy performanceposted by Patrice McVeigh on
Hi All, I am trying to establish if a project can take benefit in the energy model for an improved air infiltration rate for the building envelope over the baseline model.
ammonia-based fertilizers
Schools-EBOM-v4 SSc5:Site managementposted by R. Ted Krasnesky on
Can fertilizers contain a small percentage of Ammoniacal Nitrogen and still be considered non-ammonia based?
No Smoking Signage for a University Dormitory
EBOM-v4 EQp2:Environmental Tobacco Smoke Controlposted by Patricia Andrasik on
Currently we have no smoking signs on the residence hall's main entrances, the ones used by residents to get in and out of the building.
PV covered parking
NC-v4 SSc5:Heat island reductionposted by Deborah Lucking on
We understand that buildings roofs with PV should be excluded from the roof calculations. Does that also mean that PV canopies over on-grade parking should be excluded?
Renovate an old school
Schools-EBOM-v4 MPR3:Must comply with project size requirementsposted by Davide Filippi on
I'm working to certify a school in LEED EB:OM v4.
Small entryways
NC-v4 EQc1:Enhanced indoor air quality strategiesposted by Sara Johansson on
Hello, What if a project has small retail stores on the bottom floor, less than 3m long, and the ground outside doesn't belong to the property owner but the municipality (and therefor not possible
Disincentivizing Low Emitting Products
CI-v4 EQc2:Low emitting materialsposted by Michelle Rosenberger on
The new bundling of low emitting categories into one credit is resulting in disincentivizing our v4 projects from pursuing low emitting credits they always used to before.
Facilities off-site alllowed but cannot be double counted
NC-v4 MPR2:Must use reasonable LEED boundariesposted by Nate Tsang on
Hello, I am currently working on a project and we are targeting LEED ND. As part of LEED ND, one of the buildings will be LEED NC certified.