What does “Open Bottom Planters” mean? I assume they drain to ground water – and not to a weep hole in the face of the wall, and then to storm? Thanks.

I am doing research on the voting of LEED v4. I know that overall, 86% of USGBC members voted yes. My question is, why did they decide to vote yes? And if you voted no, why?

Does LEED allow the modeler to claim savings for increased insulation on either the ductwork, piping, or equipment itself?

We have a campus housing maintenance building with two large storage rooms: they will contain replacement pieces (furniture, carpet etc.) and housekeeping materials for the dormitories.

We are currently in our performance period for a project where a tenant fit out of a vacant floor is currently in the planning stages & construction may or may not start during our performance

Has anyone considered reporting the use of aerosol "line saver"? This is the stuff sprayed over chalk lines during construction to preserve construction reference lines for layout.

I also posted this in IEQc4.1 since I do not know where, if anywhere, this product would go: Has anyone considered reporting the use of aerosol "line saver"?

We removed her from the team, then realized we are no longer eligible for this point. Do we submit the credentials of the LEED AP assigned to handle this final review?

My project is an office building that will have entrance floor grills in its windage.

Can a project eligible for points under Base Building Systems - Building Envelope, Opaque and Building Envelope, Glazing if they can meet most of recommendations from 50% AEDG?