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Exclude retail?
NC-2009 PIf1:Minimum Program Requirementsposted by Mike D on
Our project has got some retail on the ground floor of an office building that the design team does not want to include in the LEED assessment.
Why LEEDv4? Because....
posted by Jodi Smits Anderson on
Stagnation is not the answer. LEED has done admirably being just out in front enough to keep people engaged while also keeping them stretching. It is a very tough place to hold.
How did they respond?
posted by Russ Pellegrino on
From a laboratory standpoint they just drove the cost of the IAQ test way up, even though it is a small segment (2points) of the program.
Modify Established Project Boundary?
NC-2009 MPR2:Must be a complete, permanent building or spaceposted by Ali Kopyt on
The client for our CI-2009 project has decided to expand their footprint within the existing building to include more office spaces.
A question for...
posted by Larry Sims on
Does anyone have insight as to the effect other green rating systems had on LEED v4? The reason I ask is when CalGreen was introduced, in comparison it appeared to be LEED on steroids.
SS 4.3
Healthcare-v2009 SSc4.3:Alternative transportation - low-emitting and fuel-efficient vehiclesposted by Marina Andrade on
Our project is an hospital and the municipal code requires that places that generate traffic, like hospitals, they must have motorcycle parkings too, not only parking capacity for cars, we have to
Residential project in Oman LEED NC or LEED for Homes
posted by Lise Dannesboe on
We would like to certify a new construction residential project in Oman, 5 floors, 11.400 sqm in total, that would be 122 708.579 square feet.
Gross Floor Area, Mechanical Space
NC-2009 PIf2:Project Summary Detailsposted by Gary Ashford on
ASHRAE is not specific about deducting for floor openings. For cost estimating and code review, we normally deduct elevator shafts and stairwells.
Non-potable water sources
NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Inés Alomar on
We are participating in the certification of a building in the Europe Square in L’Hospitalet, Barcelona. The Europe Square area was previously and industrial area.
ID for Green Walls
NC-2009 IDc1:Innovation in Designposted by Maya Karkour on
Hello, We are consulting on a large shopping mall and the Client will be covering one of the building facades with vegetation (roughly 25% of the vertical walls area will be covered). Do you thin