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Performance vs. Prescriptive Energy Code Pathways

Green Commons
posted by  Becky Alexander  on 

For those of you working in jurisdictions with both prescriptive and performance-based commercial energy code pathways, roughly what percentage of your projects are using the performance pathw

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Sustainable Design Leader
HKS, Inc.
LEEDuser Basic Member
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Tue May 19, 2020, 7:04 pm

Building Addition Energy Metering

NC-v4 EAp3:Building-level energy metering
posted by  Mark Zoeteman  on 

Proposed LEED project involves only a building addition in a campus setting where portion is served by new mechanical equipment and portion by existing building mechanical equipment.

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7group / Energy Opportunities
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Tue May 19, 2020, 6:58 pm

Demountable Partition "Category"

CI-v4 EQc2:Low emitting materials
posted by  Carina Clark  on 

Curious if Demountable partitions are categorized as a furniture item, or if it's considered "walls" and each part (glass, frame, etc) is separated in the LEM spreadsheet?

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Jacobs Buildings & Infrastructure
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Tue May 19, 2020, 6:52 pm

Incorrect FGI reference

Healthcare-v4.1 EQc9:Acoustic Performance
posted by  John McFarland  on 

For Option 1, the credit requirement refers to Section 1.2-5.1.6 and Section 1.2-5.1.6.2 in 2018 FGI Guidelines for Design & Construction of Hospitals.

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materials that create the building or are attached to it

NC-v4 MRc2:Building product disclosure and optimization - environmental product declarations
posted by  Francesco Passerini  on 

The Reference guide states: "LEED refers to products and materials that create the building or are attached to it"

Are materials that create the parking spaces included?

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Tue May 19, 2020, 5:49 pm

Air purification implementation

NC-v4.1 EQc1:Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies
posted by  Jackson Eagle  on 

Hello, I am wondering if any LEED credits are given to developments that decide to implement stand-alone (not integrated into HVAC systems) air purification units. Thank you!

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Tue May 19, 2020, 9:40 pm

Exemplary Performance for Optimized Energy - Schools

Schools-NC-v4 EAc2:Optimize energy performance
posted by  Rebecca Holt  on 

Are Schools-NC-v4 projects eligible to earn Exemplary Performance for Optimized Energy Performance if 54% savings or more is demonstrated?

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Fri May 22, 2020, 3:38 pm

ANSI/BIFMA e3-2014 or e3-2012 Compliance Documentation

CI-v4 MRc5:Building product disclosure and optimization - material ingredients
posted by  ESD Engineer  on 

I'm looking at the certificate provided by SCS Global that states that the product is "Level 3" and "conforms to ANSI/BIFMA e3-2014e".

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Tue May 19, 2020, 2:43 pm

BPF for ASHRAE 90.1 or LEED v4

NC-v4 EAp2:Minimum energy performance
posted by  Waleed AlGhamdi  on 

We're working on a project where multiple versions of ASHRAE 90.1 are enforced. LEED v4 enforces 2010 and other government agencies enforce 2016 (also potentially 2013).

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Tue May 19, 2020, 2:13 pm