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eQUEST pros/cons

Green Commons
posted by  Douglas Flandro  on 

Can you comment on successful ways you have used eQUEST and pitfalls you have seen? We are considering training our architects to use it for early building analysis on all projects. 

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HKS, Inc.
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Mon Jun 18, 2018, 6:36 pm
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Mechanical & Energy Engineer
Bureau Veritas Morocco
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Mon Jun 18, 2018, 6:31 pm

Ventilation calculation square footage boundary

NC-2009 IEQp1:Minimum IAQ Performance
posted by  Melissa Mikulka  on 

We have a project that contains a recycle bin storage area within a corridor.  Do the exhaust calculations have to include the entire corridor space or can we designate an area around the

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Mon Jun 18, 2018, 2:15 pm
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Project Director
WSP USA
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Mon Jun 18, 2018, 11:24 am

Pre Fab Building Compliance

NC-v4 EQc2:Low emitting materials
posted by  Kristen Magnuson  on 

Is it still possible to get 3 points for 5 compliant credit categories, if the building is entirely constructed off-site and then brought to the site and assembled?

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LEED AP + Independent CxA

NC-v4 EAc1:Enhanced commissioning
posted by  Mike D  on 

If a team is appointed as LEED AP on a project, can they also act as the independent commissioning agent (the team has not design or construction contract)?

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Fri Jun 15, 2018, 4:56 pm

Baseline: existing heat pumps, new FCs

NC-v4 EAp2:Minimum energy performance
posted by  Francesco Passerini  on 

I'm modeling a commercial building that has 7 conditioned floors and is heated and cooled by 3 electric heat pumps. According to TABLE G3.1.1A the baseline model should be a System 8.

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7group / Energy Opportunities
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Fri Jun 15, 2018, 4:12 pm

Outdoor air

NC-v4 EAp2:Minimum energy performance
posted by  Emmanuel Pauwels  on 

In exception C in section G3.1.2.6 Ventilation, it states that 'If the minimum outdoor air intake flow in the proposed design is provided in excess of the amount required by the rating authority or

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Fri Jun 15, 2018, 3:52 pm

Reapplying for credits

NC-2009 PIf2:Project Summary Details
posted by  jupiter luner  on 

We're getting ready to move onto construction phase.

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Wed Jun 20, 2018, 3:16 pm

Meeting Indoor Water Use Prerequisite for Fixtures and Fittings

Healthcare-v4 WEp2:Indoor water use reduction
posted by  Meike Borchers  on 

We have a project that is struggling to meet the prerequisite requirements of a 20% reduction from the LEEDv4 baseline as the fixtures and fittings are required to be minimum flow rates and flush v

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Jacobs
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Fri Jun 15, 2018, 1:23 pm