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Double Skin Facades

NC-2009 IEQc8.2:Daylight and Views—Views
posted by  Raina Tilden  on 

The reference guide for this credit (v 2009) mentions that "The line of sight can pass through 2 interior glazing surfaces." Our building has a double skin facade with two glass layers that are

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Thu Feb 20, 2014, 11:13 am

Seperated Parking Areas

NC-2009 SSc4.3:Alternative Transportation—Low-Emitting and Fuel-Efficient Vehicles
posted by  Raina Tilden  on 

My project (a combo with lab/office/industiral workshop/conference in one large building) has one driveway that leads to two separate parking areas, one on either side of the main entrance.

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Thu Feb 20, 2014, 9:23 am

Costs for on-site renewable energy

NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  Kai Andrade  on 

It is required to factor in the initial equipment installation costs when calculating the annual cost for on-site renewable energy for a proposed building?

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Thu Feb 20, 2014, 2:56 am

Does Car-Sharing add to the total car parking capacity count?

NC-2009 SSc4.4:Alternative Transportation—Parking Capacity
posted by  Mike Stopka  on 

Hello We have a project with minimum parking requirements set to 238. We have agreed to provide 13 additional car-sharing stations, bringing the total parking effectively up to 251.

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Wed Feb 19, 2014, 11:15 pm

Calculating Walking Distances

ND-v2009 SLLc3:Locations with reduced automobile dependence
posted by  Vita Shklovsky  on 

What are some common methods of measuring walking distances?

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Criterion Planners
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Wed Feb 19, 2014, 10:36 pm

equipment

NC-2009 IEQc8.1:Daylight and Views—Daylight
posted by  Oleg Petryuchenko  on 

if we have manufacturing equipment on the floor and all area is daylit through skylights, providing even lighting level across the space do we need to exclude sq.

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DBR Engineering Consultants
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Wed Feb 19, 2014, 8:30 pm

Do I have to use DES Guidance?

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posted by  JOSE R. TAGLE  on 

We´re working on a Resort LEED Project (one owner) conformed by a Hotel, service buildings, SPA and villages, LEED boundary is considering only Hotel and Service Buildings, however, Cooling Plant (

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AKF GROUP
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Wed Feb 19, 2014, 7:36 pm

Number of cycles

EBOM-v4 WEc3:Cooling tower water use
posted by  Jonathan Miller  on 

What is the number of cycles necessary to achieve 1 point? 10?

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Wed Feb 19, 2014, 3:51 pm

Scope of EAp2 we must include to meet the compliance

CI-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  Takayuki Hirota  on 

We are planning to renovate an existing building which is used as an office, aiming for LEED CI certification.

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Wed Feb 19, 2014, 11:22 am
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