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1.5 FAR for a residential project

NC-v4 SSc2:Site development - protect or restore habitat
posted by  Katherine Ann Resurreccion  on 

Hi, The credit states that projects with 1.5 FAR will allow vegetated roof or roof gardens to be qualified in the area calculations.

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Wed May 31, 2017, 2:49 pm

Water lilies

NC-v4 SSc3:Open space
posted by  Katherine Ann Resurreccion  on 

Hi, The project will have water features and water lilies on it. Can somebody confirm that we can measure the whole water feature area to contribute as vegetated space?

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Sat Aug 26, 2017, 1:13 pm

Enclosure Cx Provider

NC-v4 EAc1:Enhanced commissioning
posted by  Brett Farbstein  on 

The project is pursuing v4. A 3rd party Cx provider has been engaged for MEPs.

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Fri May 12, 2017, 4:45 pm

Additions, Separate Utility Building, Campus Site

NC-2009 MPR2:Must be a complete, permanent building or space
posted by  Michele Helou  on 

I'm trying to verify an acceptable LEED Project Boundary for a LEED NC v3 project.

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Mon May 15, 2017, 8:54 pm

Monitoring requirement for Residential Projects

NC-v4 EQp1:Minimum indoor air quality performance
posted by  Arpan Bakshi  on 

Question about meeting this prereq in Residential Projects - v4 requires one of three types of monitoring for naturally ventilated projects - exhaust airflow, alarm on openings, or CO2 with alarm.

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Tue Jun 13, 2017, 5:41 pm

Substantial Renovation - Envelope Modeling

Schools-NC-v4 EAc2:Optimize energy performance
posted by  Kalyan Nishtala  on 

Hi, I am modeling an existing school building which is undergoing substantial renovation. As a part of the renovations, new windows are being added and the grade level is being changed.

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Tue May 16, 2017, 3:03 pm

Updated Water Sense Tool Link

NC-v4 WEp1:Outdoor water use reduction
posted by  Nick Semon  on 

The location of the EPA's Water Budget Tool has been changed: https://www.epa.gov/watersense/water-budget-tool That's only version I can find for projects that want to use it, but based on some ea

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Eco Boost Option

NC-2009 WEp1:Water Use Reduction—20% Reduction
posted by  Brightworks Sustainability  on 

My project is looking into a Kohler Awaken showerhead that performs at 1.5 gpm with a button to provide a 2.0 gpm "eco boost" when more pressure is needed for rinsing out hair.

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Tue May 16, 2017, 3:16 pm

car wash by hand (manual car wash) at a car dealership

CI-v4 WEp1:Indoor water use reduction
posted by  Kristen Magnuson  on 

Community, I am assuming we are safe to exclude a sink being used for a manual car washing station (hand-wash carwash) at a car dealership.

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Mon May 15, 2017, 11:49 pm

Envelopment in silos

CS-v4 EAp2:Minimum energy performance
posted by  Instra Ingenieros  on 

Hi!, I have one doubt with this rating system and how it applies to my case. We want to certify a logistic centre, we choose this rating system because the interior fitting and the distribution of

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Tue May 16, 2017, 2:36 pm