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Storage Tanks, then release to municipal system ok?

NC-2009 SSc6.1:Stormwater Design—Quantity Control
posted by  Norma Lehman  on 

your comment above states: Is it an acceptable strategy to capture the rainwater into tanks and discharge it into the public sewers after the rainstorm reducing the peak discharge?

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Arcadis North America
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Wed Jun 25, 2014, 1:20 pm

Disposers not allowed under WEc4 2009 but ok in healthcare??

Schools-2009 WEc4:Process water use reduction
posted by  Suzanne Painter-Supplee, LEED AP+ID&C  on 

Question: There is a disposer standard under LEED for Healthcare, water usage 3-8 gpm in active use.

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Wed Jun 25, 2014, 12:22 am

Equipment turned off

EBOM-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Efficiency Performance
posted by  Rudolph Carneiro  on 

Does anybody know whether chilled water and AHU's must be operating to use portfolio manager. We have a client that just does not turn on corridor 100% OA units for his building.

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Director - Green Building Advisory
Colliers International Ltd.
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201 thumbs up
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 8:08 pm

Why 25 feet?

EBOM-2009 IEQp2:Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Control
posted by  Tam Kin Hung  on 

We need to explain to the tenant why on-property smoking must be prohibited within 25 feet of entries, outdoor air intakes and operable windows. Is there any techinical advice on it?

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Founder & CEO, LEED Fellow, BREEAM Fellow
BuildingWise LLC
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224 thumbs up
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 7:19 pm

LEED EBOM current rating system...

LEED Rating System Selection
posted by  Rick Alfandre  on 

What is the current operating LEED EBOM sytem? For a commercial office space, do we need to pursue LEED EBOM 2009 or LEED EBOM v4?

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Metricorps
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7780 thumbs up
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 1:35 pm

ASHRAE contradictory with local standards

CS-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  BH .  on 

Hi, we have a project in a country where local requirements set high standards for legionella protection, thus there are high requirements regarding the water temperatures and water circulation.

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52 thumbs up
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 12:52 pm

Packing List with Chain of Custody information only.

NC-2009 MRc7:Certified Wood
posted by  John Covello  on 

Hello, Our supplier has sent packing lists with Chain of Custody numbers and have been identified as FSC mixed. Their invoice however does not have this information.

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Jason Grant Consulting
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115 thumbs up
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 12:44 pm

Hotel guests

NC-2009 WEp1:Water Use Reduction—20% Reduction
posted by  Maria Isabel Conde  on 

Hi, For an hotel. How can we count the guests?. Residents, FTE, or visitors/transients?. Thanks!

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VP of Innovation
Sustainable Investment Group
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110 thumbs up
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 6:20 am

Central Chilled Water Plant

NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  Marcus Sheffer  on 

We are investigating how a building which houses a central chilled water plant for a campus can meet the prerequisite.

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Practice Leader - Sustainability
EUA
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Mon Jun 23, 2014, 9:21 pm

Defer final design review for a credit until final construction

LEED Reviews: Appeals, Design/Construction Submittals, and more
posted by  Sheryl Swartzle  on 

I've read through the string here and can't seem to find an answer to my question.

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LEED AP BD+C, O+M, Green Globes Professional
JLL
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112 thumbs up
Mon Jun 23, 2014, 9:13 pm