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Exclude retail?

NC-2009 PIf1:Minimum Program Requirements
posted 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.

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Tue Jul 2, 2013, 8:29 pm

Why LEEDv4? Because....

General forums
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.

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How did they respond?

General forums
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.

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Modify Established Project Boundary?

NC-2009 MPR2:Must be a complete, permanent building or space
posted 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.

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Fri Jul 12, 2013, 6:05 pm

A question for...

General forums
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.

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SS 4.3

Healthcare-v2009 SSc4.3:Alternative transportation - low-emitting and fuel-efficient vehicles
posted 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

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Wed Jun 11, 2014, 12:47 pm

Residential project in Oman LEED NC or LEED for Homes

LEED Rating System Selection
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.

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Wed Jul 3, 2013, 2:27 pm

Gross Floor Area, Mechanical Space

NC-2009 PIf2:Project Summary Details
posted 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.

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Tue Jul 16, 2013, 7:36 pm

Non-potable water sources

NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted 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.

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Sun Nov 3, 2013, 6:59 pm

ID for Green Walls

NC-2009 IDc1:Innovation in Design
posted 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

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Sat Jul 20, 2013, 2:43 pm