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Option 2 Path 4 Heat island Effect nonroof

CI-2009 SSc1:Site selection
posted by  Sue Barnett  on 

so my CI LEED project boundary is half of one floor of an 8 story building, it's 14,000 square feet, and does include an exterior courtyard.

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Sue Barnett Sustainable Design
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Thu Feb 16, 2012, 11:36 pm

MERV 13

EBOM-2009 IEQc1.4:Indoor air quality best management practices - reduce particulates in air distribution
posted by  susan eguia  on 

Our building has existing MERV 8. The existing HVAC does not have the capability to to take MERV-13 filters. Can we get this credit if we have phase-out plan or need to replace all at once?

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Ackerstein Sustainability, LLC
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Thu Feb 16, 2012, 11:26 pm

LEED CI eligibility

CI-2009 SSc1:Site selection
posted by  Sundararaj Subburaman  on 

Hi, The LEED CI reference guide (2009) mentions that a tenant who lease thier space and who do not occupy the entire building are only eligible.

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Stok
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Thu Feb 16, 2012, 10:51 pm

IEQ 8.1 - Option 3

NC-2009 IEQc8.1:Daylight and views - daylight
posted by  Truex Cullins  on 

Does the measurement for this credit have to be performed by some certified, un-biased 3rd party?

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Thu Feb 16, 2012, 10:46 pm

Energy Star Score & New National Median Benchmarks

EBOM-2009 EAp2:Minimum energy efficiency performance
posted by  Eric Johnson  on 

Has anyone entered November energy data in Portfolio Manager and looked at the score?

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Thu Feb 16, 2012, 10:11 pm

Question about Scrubber Criteria

EBOM-2009 IEQc3.4:Green cleaning - sustainable cleaning equipment
posted by  Mayra Portalatin  on 

When reading requirements in the guide, it states that the sustainable criteria to be met by an automated scrubbing machine is: "Automated scrubbing machines are equipped with variable-speed feed

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Metricorps
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Thu Feb 16, 2012, 10:04 pm

Spaces exemption for IEQ c4.1 - 4.4

CS-2009 IEQc4.2:Low-emitting materials - paints and coatings
posted by  William Wong  on 

I heard from someone that IEQ c4.1 - 4.4 only apply to indoor regularly occupied spaces. Is that true? Is there any spaces exemption for these credits?

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Thu Feb 16, 2012, 9:55 pm

Reusing salvaged on-site materials

CI-2009 MRc3.1:Materials reuse
posted by  Kathleen Burke  on 

can we use the salvaged materials from our site in another project site? For instance this is in a mall and they would uuse the ceiling tile from our project in another place in the mall?

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CBRE
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Thu Feb 16, 2012, 7:02 pm

EA Optimized Energy Performance

General forums
posted by  Lauren Ferrand  on 

Will there be a change in code for the baseline? Currently, LEED 2009v3 is using Appendix G of ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2007, will 2012 jump to 2010 for baseline?

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Huseman & Associates
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Thu Feb 16, 2012, 6:29 pm

Requirements for Recertification

LEED Recertification: When and How
posted by  Paul Loesch  on 

Our project initially certified in June 2009 under LEED EB v2.0. We have registered for recertification under LEED EB+OM 2009. What are the requirements for us to recertify?

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BuildingWise LLC
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Wed Feb 15, 2012, 4:34 pm