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AHUs not within tenant space

CI-2009 IEQp1:Minimum IAQ Performance
posted by  Mike D  on 

If the AHUs are not located within the tenant space, do we still have to include information about it?

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Director of Sustainability
IPS-Integrated Project Services
LEEDuser Basic Member
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Fri Jul 18, 2014, 1:21 am

Natural gas use less than 1MMBtu...can't obtain carbon offsets

EBOM-2009 EAc4:On-Site and Off-Site Renewable Energy
posted by  Wendy Parker, LEED AP  on 

We have purchased our REC's for our building's electricity use but have been unable to find anyone that offers carbon offsets for our natural gas use because it's so low (less than 1MMBtu a year).

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LEED AP BD+C, O+M, Green Globes Professional
JLL
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Thu Jul 17, 2014, 7:00 pm

Asbestos Abatement Documentation

NC-2009 SSc3:Brownfield Redevelopment
posted by  Heather Holdridge  on 

We are developing on an existing site that requires asbestos abatement, so we're pursuing this credit under the third option.

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AIA, LEED FELLOW
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Thu Jul 17, 2014, 5:55 pm

Grass pavers?

NC-2009 SSc7.1:Heat Island Effect—Non-Roof
posted by  Q +  on 

Good morning. Anyone know if grass pavers count as hardscape?

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Sustainability Coordinator
Webcor Builders
LEEDuser Basic Member
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Thu Jul 17, 2014, 2:30 pm

Material Reuse - Fill from crushed onsite materials

NC-2009 MRc3:Materials Reuse
posted by  Amy Hockett  on 

I have heard differing viewpoints on this topic of crushed existing building materials as fill onsite qualifying for this credit...?

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Vermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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Wed Jul 16, 2014, 9:37 pm

LEED 2009 for Schools - EAp2 - Option 2 - Applicable AEDG

Schools-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  Pedro Gomez  on 

There are currently two ASHRAE AEDG versions available, one if for 30% savings over ASHRAE 90.1-1999 minimum and the other is for 50% savings over ASHRAE 90.1-2004 minimum.

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Wed Jul 16, 2014, 9:14 pm

nomenclature of an addition/renovation project

NC-2009 MPR2:Must be a complete, permanent building or space
posted by  KIMBERLY KRAFT  on 

Hello, we are working on a LEED NC application that is an addition (horizontally attached) and renovation to a portion of an existing building (which is not LEED certified).

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Wed Jul 16, 2014, 8:24 pm

Collocation data center

Data-Centers-NC-v4 EAp2:Minimum energy performance
posted by  Charalampos Giannikopoulos  on 

For a Collocation instead of an Enterprise Data Center, where the developer has no control over the servers to be installed, how would the servers be modeled?

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LEED Fellow
7group / Energy Opportunities
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Wed Jul 16, 2014, 7:06 pm

Garbage DIsposer in Home Economic Classroom

Schools-2009 WEc4:Process water use reduction
posted by  Sara Zoumbaris  on 

Hello, Has anyone been successful achieving this credit in a high school or middle school which has a garbage disposal installed within a home economics/ lifestyle classroom?

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Representative
Vermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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Wed Jul 16, 2014, 6:57 pm

FSC certified wood for furniture manufacturing

NC-2009 MRc7:Certified Wood
posted by  Nouran Abdel-Rahman  on 

The furniture subcontractor bought FSC certified wood for manufacturing the furniture form a COC certified vendor.

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Wed Jul 16, 2014, 6:53 pm