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Unclear sound isolation requirements at hallways

Pilot-Credits EQpc24:Acoustics
posted by  Matthew Azevedo  on 

The documentation requires a composite STC of 50 between Office / Conference Room and Hallway / Stairway.

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Fri Jan 31, 2014, 4:09 pm

Option 4 - ITE Land use type

NC-2009 SSc4.4:Alternative Transportation—Parking Capacity
posted by  Adi Negara, LEED AP BD+C  on 

I am working on a LEED NC 2009 project, which is only to build a head office building which is located inside the factory / manufacturing facility (the owner decided to certify only for its office)

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Vermont House of Representatives
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Fri Jan 31, 2014, 1:36 pm

Option 4 ITE Parking Generation - federal property

NC-2009 SSc4.4:Alternative Transportation—Parking Capacity
posted by  Corey Matsuoka  on 

Our project is on Federal property that is not subject to local codes.

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Vidaris, Inc.
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Fri Jan 31, 2014, 1:32 pm

LEED-EBOM SSc3

EBOM-2009 SSc3:Integrated Pest Management, Erosion Control, and Landscape Management
posted by  alina racoviceanu  on 

Does this credit apply for a building without any landscape/lawn, outdoor planters, or courtyard garden? Thanks.

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Thu Jan 30, 2014, 6:55 pm

Exemplary performance for providing showers for 60% of FTE's

NC-2009 SSc4.2:Alternative Transportation—Bicycle Storage and Changing Rooms
posted by  Tom Hurst  on 

We're working on a Fire Station with 10 FTE's and 6 showers (60%). Since the requirement for SSc4.2 is only 0.5%, our solution seems like it would be considered exemplary.

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Thu Jan 30, 2014, 6:53 pm

Is it obligatory to use the DES Guidance v2 for LEED 2009?

NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  Maya Karkour  on 

Dear Sirs, I just noted the following paragraph in the "Treatment of District or Campus Thermal Energy in LEED V2 and LEED 2009" document: "LEED v2009 projects are not formally required to use th

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Thu Jan 30, 2014, 5:56 pm

no new parking

NC-2009 SSc4.3:Alternative Transportation—Low-Emitting and Fuel-Efficient Vehicles
posted by  Crina Bosch   on 

My understanding of this credit's intent is to reduce the impact of automobiles for commuters.

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Karpinski Engineering
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Thu Jan 30, 2014, 4:22 pm

Energy source for Reheat

NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  Maya Karkour  on 

Hello, For the baseline building, does the REHEAT energy source for a VAV system need to be identical to the proposed reheat source, or is it as per the main heating source? For example, my propo

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7group / Energy Opportunities
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Thu Jan 30, 2014, 10:31 am

Natural ventilation

NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  Rosana Correa  on 

We are working on an industrial building which has 3 hangars which are occupied during working hours and its partly open and 24 hours natural ventilated.

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7group / Energy Opportunities
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Thu Jan 30, 2014, 8:59 am

Banking facility

NC-2009 SSc2:Development Density and Community Connectivity
posted by  Magda Aghababyan  on 

For one of our projects we are thinking of negotiating with a local bank to set up an ATM machine that is open to public.

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Sustainable Investment Group
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Wed Jan 29, 2014, 6:48 pm