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Building Envelope Requirements for Continuous Insulation

NC-2009 EAc1:Optimize Energy Performance
posted by  Myra Villalobos  on 

We have a project that has structural masonry walls, and interior steel studs. Appendix G requires 7.5 c.i. for our walls, so I have two questions: 1.

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Tue Jul 19, 2011, 7:27 pm

Consider footnoting Table of Required Signatories in LOv3

General forums
posted by  RETIRED   on 

I think Owner Required Signatories is a great addition for many of the prerequisites and credits where it is used. It has been a breath of fresh air to get owners on board with the requirements.

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Absorption Chiller - District Heating

EBOM-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Efficiency Performance
posted by  Ralf Lehmann  on 

In my project there is an absorption chiller supplied by district heating. The building itself is also heated by district heating.

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Tue Jul 5, 2011, 6:47 pm

More LCA Score Questions

Pilot-Credits PC1: Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Building Assemblies and Materials
posted by  Dirk Kestner  on 

Were Laura’s questions from April 7th ever resolved? I just input some data for a new project and am also getting a score over 100.

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How to document glare control w/ prescriptive method?

NC-2009 IEQc8.1:Daylight and Views—Daylight
posted by  Bonnie Chiu  on 

I am documenting all the rooms in the building using the prescriptive method and I've checked the box that says 'the project has incorporated appropriate glare control devices...' in the credit for

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Sat Jul 9, 2011, 4:18 am

Ground-Mounted Solar PV Arrays

NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitat
posted by  J Douglas Dietrich  on 

If there is an open space with (1) a ground-mounted solar PV array and (2)native plantings or adapted vegetation beneath the PV panels and around them so as not to block sunlight, would the area be

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Wed Jul 27, 2011, 9:50 pm

Vendor Letter Sample/Template?

EBOM-2009 MRc2:Sustainable Purchasing—Durable Goods
posted by  Elliot Powers, LEED AP BD+C  on 

I may be mistaken, but I thought I saw in the Doc Toolkit some time ago that there was a template/sample available to send to vendors from whom our client makes purchases, and which would assist in

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Fri Sep 2, 2011, 12:26 pm

ARI Certification Requirement

NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  Udana Ratnayake  on 

We are working on a project in Sri Lanka where water cooled package units are to be used for air conditioning.

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Fri Jul 15, 2011, 11:30 am

Case 2 Site with little decrease in Impervious Ratios

NC-2009 SSc6.1:Stormwater Design—Quantity Control
posted by  ryan mclean  on 

I am in the processing of accessing the feasibility of attaining this credit with a site that is currently 88% impervious and the proposed site is roughly 81% impervious.

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Fri Jul 29, 2011, 2:44 pm

Building Slabs: not in Developer's scope of work

CS-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  LEED Pro Consultant  on 

In a LEED CS 2009 building energy simulation: we are modeling the building envelope to test performance (only the building envelope).

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Wed Sep 28, 2011, 2:12 am