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Water Based Coatings - Can't count the carrier solvent?

NC-2009 MRc5:Regional Materials
posted by  Dwayne Fuhlhage  on 

I've been working with a subcontractor regarding the documentation requests for regionally based materials on a Platinum project.

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Representative
Vermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
7780 thumbs up
Fri Mar 16, 2012, 8:13 pm

Can title 24-2008 compliance be used in lieu of ASHRAE 90.1-200?

CI-2009 EAc1.3:Optimize Energy Performance—HVAC
posted by  Leticia SooHoo  on 

I am currently involved in a 200,000SF LEED-CI 2009 project in California. To achieve credit EAc1.3, can title 24-2008 be used in lieu of ASHRAE 90.1-2007? Any advice will be appreciated.

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Architect, Senior Project Manager
IA Interior Architects
LEEDuser Basic Member
52 thumbs up
Fri Mar 16, 2012, 6:47 pm

Open Office Areas - CO2 monitoring?

NC-2009 IEQc1:Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring
posted by  Norma Lehman  on 

Our building includes private offices, open office areas, and meeting rooms. We have provided CO2 sensors for meeting rooms that have a density of 25 people per 1000 sf or more.

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Fri Mar 16, 2012, 5:35 pm

Showers in a recreation center

NC-2009 WEp1:Water Use Reduction—20% Reduction
posted by  Susan Di Giulio  on 

We are working on a recreation center with a gym and several pools. More efficient showers in the locker rooms will save a lot of water.

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Green Building Consultant
The Cadmus Group
LEEDuser Basic Member
83 thumbs up
Fri Mar 16, 2012, 12:14 pm

Energy Simulation for a Residential Building - LEED C&S

CS-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  Srimannarayana NCVK  on 

Hi All, We are simulating a residential building aspiring LEED Gold. Project will be registered under C&S rating system.

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LEED Fellow
7group / Energy Opportunities
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4454 thumbs up
Fri Mar 16, 2012, 7:39 am

New vs. Existing Building Renovation

NC-2009 EAc1:Optimize Energy Performance
posted by  Keith Amann  on 

What is the threshold or level of renovation performed on a given project to make the jump from existing building to new?

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LEED Fellow
7group / Energy Opportunities
LEEDuser Expert
4454 thumbs up
Thu Mar 15, 2012, 8:53 pm

rebar mill certificates

NC-2009 MRc5:Regional Materials
posted by  Suzanne Allerton  on 

The reviewer question the distance on the rebar steel. Will the mill certificates be enough verification of the distance. Showing the distances of the (2) Mills where the material was composed?

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LEED Administrator, LEED AP O&M, Senior Designer, Assoc. AIA
MSI General Corporation
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26 thumbs up
Thu Mar 15, 2012, 6:47 pm

Ionized Water

EBOM-2009 IEQc3.3:Green Cleaning—Purchase of Sustainable Cleaning Products and Materials
posted by  American University  on 

At our campus we use ionized water as a general cleaning solution and thus avoid the purchase of cleaning products that would be used for general cleaning.

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Sustainability Operations Director, East Coast
Healthy Buildings
LEEDuser Basic Member
37 thumbs up
Thu Mar 15, 2012, 5:54 pm

Indoor Landscaping

NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  Sunil Kumar Anantharaman  on 

I am not sure if anyone had raised this question previously but sorry if they have, We have indoor landscapes, which are not potted plants in our project.We have gone for Plantations and Green wall

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Thu Mar 15, 2012, 1:48 pm

Desperate for SSc4 Points in NYC

EBOM-2009 SSc4:Alternative Commuting Transportation
posted by  Alexis Thompson  on 

My team is currently working on a handful of LEED-EB projects in New York City (mid-town Manhattan).

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Sustainability Professional
LEEDuser Expert
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Wed Mar 14, 2012, 10:30 pm