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NC-2009 IDc1:Innovation in Designposted by Lauren Ford on
We have a hotel project in Virginia and are wondering if anyone has successfully used the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality's "Virginia Green Lodging Facility" requirements as a baseline
What to do when electricity produces less carbon than gas?
NC-2009 EAc1:Optimize Energy Performanceposted by Raphael Sperry on
Hello all, I'm working on a project for an owner who operates their own hydropower dam. It's an older facility and it the electricity it produces registers as basically carbon neutral.
Is it possible to achieve this credit through plant troughs?
NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitatposted by Keerthi Ratnayake on
Dear All, We are currently working on a five storey office building and instead of going to a vegetated roof we are planning to have plant troughs all around the building in every level.
Pre-Engineered Wood Trusses?
NC-2009 MRc7:Certified Woodposted by Kory Beighle on
When the credit states that..."These components include at a minimum, structural framing and general dimensional framing, flooring, sub-flooring, wood doors and finishes." Does this include pre-eng
Integrated Water Budget
posted by ROBIN KINERK on
For LEED 2012 is the integrated water budget for just outdoor irrigation use or will the LEED 2012 integrated water budget include indoor and outdoor use?
Calculating VLT- Glazing Only or Full Assembly
NC-2009 IEQc8.1:Daylight and Views—Daylightposted by Greengrade User on
Does anyone know if the VLT factor inserted into the day lighting prescriptive path spreadsheet is for the glazing only, or is it supposed to factor in the mullions/screens?
Existing Building for LEED on Campus - EBOM Path
EBOM-2009 SSc7.1:Heat Island Reduction—Nonroofposted by David Tetro on
I am working on a building for LEED Certification - it is one of several buildings on campus (the others are not going for LEED status at this time).
Offsite showers FTE, please help
NC-2009 SSc4.2:Alternative Transportation—Bicycle Storage and Changing Roomsposted by Sara Neff on
Our project has bike racks and showers in an adjacent facility.
Motors that should be covered by 90.1 efficiency requirement
posted by James Chueh on
Hi Are the motors in the system below need to comply with 90.1 min efficiency requirement? 1.
Jasmin,
posted by Emily Catacchio on
If the first building is entirely complete and is already certified under New Construction, then you will keep the certification even though there is further work happening which is outside of the