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FSC Certified Products - Documentation?

EBOM-2009 MRc3:Sustainable Purchasing—Facility Alterations and Additions
posted by  Simon Sue  on 

In some of our current EB:O&M projects we have considered pursuing the MRc1 and MRc3 purchasing credits, claiming credit for FSC certified materials. How do we document compliance for these pu

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Masonite Architectural
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Fri Aug 24, 2012, 6:28 am

Occupancy Sensors in Mechanical Rooms

CI-2009 EAc1.2:Optimize Energy Performance—Lighting Controls
posted by  Victoria Robertson  on 

I am working on a LEED-CI project that has a large room used for mechanical equipment and general storage.

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YR&G
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Thu Aug 23, 2012, 9:03 pm

Modeling a Natural Ventilation Building

NC-2009 EAc1:Optimize Energy Performance
posted by  Carolina Vergnano  on 

Hi, I'm working in a project that has 4 conditioned office rooms, which are enclosed by walls, and a café (adjacent to the office) that is natural ventilated.

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Thu Aug 23, 2012, 6:46 pm

VRF / VRV ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2007 ACCORDING

NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  Diego Escalona  on 

Hello friends, Anyone have the feedback of USGBC where equipment are ranked VRV / VRF to require minimum efficiencies ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2007 according in LEED 2009, or someone has this notion?.

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7group / Energy Opportunities
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Thu Aug 23, 2012, 6:09 pm

Hot Water use

Schools-2009 EAc5:Measurement and Verification
posted by  Jonathan Mesik  on 

I'm working on a building that is part of a larger facility. The domestic hot water is produced at a central plant.

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Holabird & Root, LLC
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Thu Aug 23, 2012, 12:52 pm

Electricity rate structure with demand penalty

Schools-2009 EAc1:Optimize Energy Performance
posted by  James Chueh  on 

There is penalty in our local electricity company's rate structure, for each kW you are over your base demand, so can we include this penalty in the saving we got in the modelling then? E.g.

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7group / Energy Opportunities
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Thu Aug 23, 2012, 2:03 am

Would this credit require that furniture be counted under MR?

CI-2009 IEQc4.5:Low-Emitting Materials—Systems Furniture and Seating
posted by  William Weaver  on 

I am in a peculiar position where I have the list of furniture installed, and their relevant Greenguard certificates to demonstrate compliance with this credit.

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Wed Aug 22, 2012, 9:41 pm

Using LEED CI IEQc 4.5

NC-2009 IDc1:Innovation in Design
posted by  Nelina Loiselle  on 

Has anyone has success getting an ID Credit for a LEED NC 2009 project by pursuing the LEED CI IEQc 4.5 which requires the purchasing of Greengaurd certfied furniture?

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Built Kansas City LLC
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Wed Aug 22, 2012, 9:39 pm

IEQc1 Language

CI-2009 IEQc1:Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring
posted by  John Kitsalis  on 

Hello, I understand the part of the credit involving CO2 sensors but do not understand the language involving the outdoor airflow measurement device: "Complete Table IEQc1-2 for all mechanical ve

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New England Engineering, Inc.
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Wed Aug 22, 2012, 9:30 pm

SRI Testing for Concrete?

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

Do you have to submit concrete for SRI testing if in the LEED-NC reference table it is listed as 35 for (new gray)? Also, do they count the intitial value or the aged 3 year value?

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ecocentric (pty) ltd.
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Wed Aug 22, 2012, 3:56 pm