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I am attempting to use passive strategies to deal with glare. I want to avoid using any kind of blinds. The credit language seems to suggest that I still need to simulate them even...

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in what relates to this credit, LEED V4.1 allows credit achievement in projects where spaces have...

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We are working with a project that is not constructed yet (office building, Core and Shell). The building volume and facades have been decided, but the exact plan layout is not known...

We have a project pursuing LEED v4/4.1 that is surrounded by large existing pecan trees. Should we be including modeled trees in our daylight study? The challenge is that these are deciduous...

Are glare control devices required only on exterior glazing?

Let's say we have an office (regularly occupied) with a single window looking to a classroom and no exterior glazing. Does this...

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I am an engineer at Inform Design (consulting practice based in Sweden), and we are working on a large office building project which aims to acquire LEED certificate.

I...

Does LEED require, in any analysis, that other surrounding buildings be created to simulate the sunlight reflections they can add?

e.g. occupant visual discomfort like glare can increase...

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in one of our projects the historical listed facade is preserved. Due to the protection of historical monuments, only as few changes as possible may be made to the facade. This...

After some research it appears there are a couple of ways to produce the simulation calculations - Insight, LightStanza - however neigther of these are rated as acceptable for use on Department...

Our project is a military fire station/training center in which on-duty fire fighters have alternating schedules and individual occupant sleeping rooms are designed to be used for sleeping at...