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Green Power & Carbon Offsets with Solar

NC-v4 EAc7: Green power and carbon offsets
posted by Gareth Boys on Jun 16, 2024, 7:35 pm

Hi,

I am assisting with the certification of a shop expansion project that will have a solar system that generates at least 50% of the required energy to run the new addition (I do not...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Jun 17, 2024, 4:24 pm

GHG calculations ACP for Carbon offset

NC-v4 EAc7: Green power and carbon offsets
posted by Charline SEYTIER on Dec 4, 2017, 1:54 pm

Hi everyone

Has any of you used the http://www.ghgprotocol.org/calculation-tools to determine the quantity of mtCO2e needed to...

Last reply: Michaël Briffaz, Jan 31, 2024, 8:52 am

owner occupied area only?

NC-v4 EAc7: Green power and carbon offsets
posted by Alfonzo Collins on Dec 19, 2023, 3:30 pm

I'm working on a residential building with about a dozen apartments and limited common area.  The apartments have their own utility meters, sand ownership has no ability to read those meters (the...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Dec 20, 2023, 11:34 am

Carbon offset Canada

NC-v4 EAc7: Green power and carbon offsets
posted by Julie Hardy on Jul 11, 2023, 2:39 pm

Hello,

I am looking to get carbon offsets for a projet in Quebec. Do you know any good Canadian carbon offsets company that is affordable and meets the requirements? 

On green-e...

Nuclear Power

NC-v4 EAc7: Green power and carbon offsets
posted by Kelsey Lenhoff on Jun 9, 2020, 8:27 pm

Is Nuclear Power ever considered to be a Green Power or Carbon Offset source especially in the eyes of LEED? I highly doubt it, but I have recieved conflicting information from a client and...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Apr 3, 2023, 9:26 am

Green Power contract engagement question

NC-v4 EAc7: Green power and carbon offsets
posted by Norbert Harmathy on Nov 22, 2022, 9:10 am

Hello,

We want to apply for the Green Power and Carbon Offset credits under LEED v4 BD+C New Construction & Major renovation project.

The credit description states that the...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Dec 1, 2022, 10:53 am

Is a combination possible?

NC-v4 EAc7: Green power and carbon offsets
posted by Garrett Ferguson on Nov 11, 2022, 12:57 pm

We have a project that purchases electricity from their local utility provider, which provides just over 33% green-e certified...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Nov 11, 2022, 4:12 pm

100% Renewables onsite

NC-v4 EAc7: Green power and carbon offsets
posted by Omar Elrawy on Oct 13, 2022, 4:01 am

Hi All,
I have  project with a solar farm that covers 100% of our energy consumption.
Do we still need to purchase RECs to meet this credit or we can directly score assuming that all...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Oct 13, 2022, 10:46 am

RECs for project supplied by campus central utility plant?

NC-v4 EAc7: Green power and carbon offsets
posted by Erin Holdenried on Jul 20, 2022, 4:11 pm

Can RECs be used for project located on a campus with a central plant that generates its own electricity for the campus?  It is a cogen plant that also supplies steam and chilled water.

Last reply: Erin Holdenried, Aug 11, 2022, 5:53 pm

RECs- projects outside the U.S.

NC-v4 EAc7: Green power and carbon offsets
posted by Camila Rossini on Jun 23, 2022, 12:33 am

Could anyone help me verfify if the following understandig is correct? Tks!

"According to the LEED Reference Guide for Building Design and Construction, LEED v4, Edition August 2020, non-U...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Jun 24, 2022, 3:10 pm