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Soil contaminated (by oil/diesel)
CS-2009 SSc3:Brownfield Redevelopmentposted by Julia Otero on
We are working in a project where a tank containing 6,000 lt of fuel has been detected in the soil.
WELL Certification Estimation Calculation
posted by Carina Clark on
Our team is trying to estimate about where our project is in achieving WELL certification (and at what level) prior to registration.
PV System on Campus Project
CS-v4 EAc5:Renewable energy productionposted by Annalise Reichert on
I am working on a Campus project that consists of 3 Core and Shell office buildings and 1 parking garage.
Rainwater reuse
CS-2009 SSc6.2:Stormwater Design—Quality Controlposted by Michael Smithing on
My understanding from the FAQ and response to the "Rainwater used for irrigation" comment is that rainwater reused on site (for sewage conveyance) is considered to meet the credit requirements.
Multi-family Mid-rise EA Pre-req 1 - Option 2
NC-2009 EAp1:Fundamental Commissioning of Building Energy Systemsposted by Pournamasi Rath on
Hi, I have a quick question regarding LEED for Homes Multi-family Mid-rise EA Pre-req 1 - Option 2 (see reference document here - http://www.usgbc.org/sites/default/files/Energy%20and%20Atmosphere%
Disincentivizing Low Emitting Products
CI-v4 EQc2:Low emitting materialsposted by Michelle Rosenberger on
The new bundling of low emitting categories into one credit is resulting in disincentivizing our v4 projects from pursuing low emitting credits they always used to before.
pursuing thermal confort in a museum/gallery
NC-2009 IEQc6.2:Controllability of Systems—Thermal Comfortposted by Angel Vega on
Our team is pursuing this credit for a museum/art galleries building. I´ve been checking the IAQ matrix and if I am strict, we should forget this credit.
ADA requirements for charging stations
NC-2009 SSc4.3:Alternative Transportation—Low-Emitting and Fuel-Efficient Vehiclesposted by Deborah Lucking on
Just a heads up that some states (CA, I believe) have ADA requirements for the location of electric car charging stations, and related signage.
Dark rooms / film development rooms / etc.
NC-2009 IEQc6.1:Controllability of Systems—Lightingposted by Heather Holdridge on
I'm working on a higher ed art building with dark rooms, photo labs, and film development rooms that are projected to be occupied by one person at a time.
MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS AHSRAE 90.1
NC-2009 EAp1:Fundamental Commissioning of Building Energy Systemsposted by Jorge Torres-Coto on
Does anyone know if isolation valves on a multiple chiller plant are required by ASHRAE, or they simply best practice? I have looked into this in ASHRAE documents, but have not found anything yet.