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NC-2009 IDc1:Innovation in design
posted by  Lauren Ford  on 

We have a hotel project in Virginia and are wondering if anyone has successfully used the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality's "Virginia Green Lodging Facility" requirements as a baseline

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What to do when electricity produces less carbon than gas?

NC-2009 EAc1:Optimize energy performance
posted by  Raphael Sperry   on 

Hello all, I'm working on a project for an owner who operates their own hydropower dam. It's an older facility and it the electricity it produces registers as basically carbon neutral.

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Is it possible to achieve this credit through plant troughs?

NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site development - protect or restore habitat
posted by  Keerthi Ratnayake  on 

Dear All, We are currently working on a five storey office building and instead of going to a vegetated roof we are planning to have plant troughs all around the building in every level.

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Mon Apr 9, 2012, 12:20 pm

Pre-Engineered Wood Trusses?

NC-2009 MRc7:Certified wood
posted by  Kory Beighle  on 

When the credit states that..."These components include at a minimum, structural framing and general dimensional framing, flooring, sub-flooring, wood doors and finishes." Does this include pre-eng

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Mon Apr 9, 2012, 3:36 pm

Calculating VLT- Glazing Only or Full Assembly

NC-2009 IEQc8.1:Daylight and views - daylight
posted by  Greengrade User  on 

Does anyone know if the VLT factor inserted into the day lighting prescriptive path spreadsheet is for the glazing only, or is it supposed to factor in the mullions/screens?

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Mon Apr 9, 2012, 7:12 pm

Existing Building for LEED on Campus - EBOM Path

EBOM-2009 SSc7.1:Heat island effect - nonroof
posted by  David Tetro  on 

I am working on a building for LEED Certification - it is one of several buildings on campus (the others are not going for LEED status at this time).

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Tue Apr 10, 2012, 11:16 am

Offsite showers FTE, please help

NC-2009 SSc4.2:Alternative transportation - bicycle storage and changing rooms
posted by  Sara Neff  on 

Our project has bike racks and showers in an adjacent facility.

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Tue Apr 10, 2012, 1:59 pm

Documentation of Roof - In General

EBOM-2009 SSc7.2:Heat island effect - roof
posted by  David Tetro  on 

Hi all - just a question as I am new to this... I am looking to get certification for an existing building (EBOM) and I have all the drawings in CAD - however, under normal circumstances, there are

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Tue Apr 10, 2012, 7:49 pm

LPD category for double height entrance hall

CI-2009 EAc1.1:Optimize energy performance - lighting power
posted by  Felipe Duran  on 

We have a residential project - with a double height entrance lobby (main entrance to the bldg) - and I am not sure how to calculate the LPD for this space - should I treat it as: 1) Lobby (14W/m2

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Wed Apr 11, 2012, 1:32 am

acceptability criteria of approximate HVAC models

CS-2009 EAp2:Minimum energy performance
posted by  Rosana Correa  on 

Dear All, I am modeling an existing building with a Water-cooled VRF HVAC system.

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Wed Apr 11, 2012, 1:56 pm