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Job Built vs. Shop Built cabinetry

CI-2009 MRc7:Certified Wood
posted by  Caro Wilbanks  on 

We have a job where MR7 has been kicked back due to the FSC documentation on the cabinetry.

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Architect / Sustainability Strategist
Perkins+Will
LEEDuser Basic Member
161 thumbs up
Sat Jul 21, 2012, 3:20 am

EAp3 and Fire Extinguishers

NC-2009 EAc4:Enhanced Refrigerant Management
posted by  Terry Squyres  on 

Do the requirements apply to portable fire extinguishers or only permanently installed building-wide fire suppression systems?

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Sustainability Manager
YR&G
LEEDuser Basic Member
55 thumbs up
Fri Jul 20, 2012, 2:41 pm

VOLTAGE DROP - HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS

NC-2009 EAc1:Optimize Energy Performance
posted by  Erika Duran  on 

The ASHRAE requirement (Prerequisite for LEED) limits voltage drop in feeders to 2% based on demand.

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Engineer LEED AP
Strategie d'Impresa
LEEDuser Basic Member
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Thu Jul 19, 2012, 3:43 pm

Showers for Retail employees in a Mixed Use project

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

I am working on a mixed-use project that is primarily residential, but we do have a small amount of shell space on the ground floor for future commercial.

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Thu Jul 19, 2012, 3:42 pm

Custodial Sinks and Faucets

EBOM-2009 WEc2:Additional Indoor Plumbing Fixture and Fitting Efficiency
posted by  Patrick Culhane  on 

I'd like to clarify whether this credit only applies to those domestic fixtures used by tenants or if faucets used by custodial staff also need to be included?

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Sustainability Professional
LEEDuser Expert
430 thumbs up
Wed Jul 18, 2012, 7:48 pm

Water meters to show compliance?

EBOM-2009 WEc2:Additional Indoor Plumbing Fixture and Fitting Efficiency
posted by  Iris Amdur  on 

In the earlier versions of this ratings system, you could show metered water usage, to prove reduction over the baseline. Is this no longer true?

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Principal
Ackerstein Sustainability, LLC
LEEDuser Expert
545 thumbs up
Wed Jul 18, 2012, 7:45 pm

LEED SS Credit 6.2 - NYC building, Tight Fit

NC-2009 SSc6.2:Stormwater Design—Quality Control
posted by  Matthieu Bouadana  on 

Hoping someone could help me out - I'm looking for a Stormwater Management system which will be going under a NYC building to fulfill LEED SS Credit 6.2.

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Regional Stormwater Leader
Arcadis North America
LEEDuser Expert
144 thumbs up
Wed Jul 18, 2012, 4:39 pm

Natural ventilation inmultilevel carpark areas

NC-2009 IEQp1:Minimum IAQ Performance
posted by  Puteri Shireen Jahnkassim  on 

Dear Tristan I am working on a retail mall which an adjoining carpark block.

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Principal, Energy and Engineering Leader
DLR Group | Westlake Reed Leskosky
LEEDuser Expert
267 thumbs up
Wed Jul 18, 2012, 3:50 pm

Drawings showing location of Daylight Sensors

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

Dear all, We are modelling an office tower under LEED C&S 2009.

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LEED Fellow
7group / Energy Opportunities
LEEDuser Expert
4454 thumbs up
Wed Jul 18, 2012, 3:05 pm

Wood Floor Gameline Paints

Schools-2009 IEQc4.2:Low-Emitting Materials—Paints and Coatings
posted by  Nell Achtmeyer  on 

I am wondering if anyone has had success categorizing court marking paint for wood athletic courts as "graphic art coatings" under SCAQMD 1113, which changes the VOC limit to 500 g/L?

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Partner, Architecture & Sustainability
DIALOG
LEEDuser Premium Member
449 thumbs up
Tue Jul 17, 2012, 1:52 pm