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Certifiying a Historic Building & New Construction

LEED Rating System Selection
posted by  Dominique Dowd  on 

I'm working a v4 BD+C Multifamily project. GBCI has advised that the historic building will not qualify for BD+C. The developer does not want to pay for two certifications.

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ESG consultant, LEED AP BD+C
Self Employed
LEEDuser Basic Member
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Thu May 9, 2024, 5:50 pm

Ventilation requirements/ auto garage / pre-requisite

NC-v4 EQp1:Minimum indoor air quality performance
posted by  Carla Galvanoni  on 

We are attempting to use special circumstances to satisfy the minimum air quality performance, as our project does not fall under a category.

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Sat May 11, 2024, 7:41 pm

Can ID+C be selected for whole building?

LEED Rating System Selection
posted by  Leo LeQuoc  on 

Our team is working on a project of a whole 2-storey (to be) newly constructed office building.

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Wed May 8, 2024, 9:08 pm

Replacement of 65% cement by GGBFS

LEED v4.1 Discussion Forum
posted by  Muhammad Hussain  on 

Dear LEED Users,

May I kindly request guidance on the permissible percentage of GGBFS that can replace cement and the credit category that our project can potentially earn points under?

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Wed Jun 5, 2024, 11:59 am
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Kath Williams + Associates
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Fri Aug 8, 2025, 7:29 am

New Requirement? CDPH Emissions Testing Under Certain Conditions?

NC-v4.1 EQc2:Low-Emitting Materials
posted by  Brian Salazar  on 

I have recently had LEED review for LEM kicked back because the Greenguard Gold or other material certificates were presumed under CDPH v1.2 for Classroom environment vs Office environment.

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Wed May 8, 2024, 2:39 pm
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Wed May 8, 2024, 3:53 am

Energy and Atmosphere

LEED v5 O&M Existing Buildings Public Comments
posted by  Birgitte Messerschmidt  on 

Add that if installing Battery Energy Storage systems this should be done in accordance with NFPA 855.

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Energy and Atmosphere

LEED v5 O&M Existing Buildings Public Comments
posted by  Birgitte Messerschmidt  on 

Adding PV panels to an existing building can impact the fire performance of the existing roof assembly. Hence if PV panels are added to an existing building the buildings fire and el

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Enhanced Resilient site design

LEED v5 BD+C/ID+C: Sustainable Sites Public Comments
posted by  Birgitte Messerschmidt  on 

I am thrilled to have wildfire part of this credit but the text provided is not very clear and also not up to date in some of its references.

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