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NC-2009 IDc1:Innovation in Design
posted 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

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What to do when electricity produces less carbon than gas?

NC-2009 EAc1:Optimize Energy Performance
posted 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.

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Is it possible to achieve this credit through plant troughs?

NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitat
posted 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.

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Mon Apr 9, 2012, 12:20 pm

Pre-Engineered Wood Trusses?

NC-2009 MRc7:Certified Wood
posted 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

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Mon Apr 9, 2012, 3:36 pm

Integrated Water Budget

General forums
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?

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Calculating VLT- Glazing Only or Full Assembly

NC-2009 IEQc8.1:Daylight and Views—Daylight
posted 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?

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Mon Apr 9, 2012, 7:12 pm

Existing Building for LEED on Campus - EBOM Path

EBOM-2009 SSc7.1:Heat Island Reduction—Nonroof
posted 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).

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Tue Apr 10, 2012, 11:16 am

Offsite showers FTE, please help

NC-2009 SSc4.2:Alternative Transportation—Bicycle Storage and Changing Rooms
posted by  Sara Neff  on 

Our project has bike racks and showers in an adjacent facility.

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Tue Apr 10, 2012, 1:59 pm

Motors that should be covered by 90.1 efficiency requirement

LEED for Healthcare forum
posted by  James Chueh  on 

Hi Are the motors in the system below need to comply with 90.1 min efficiency requirement? 1.

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Jasmin,

General forums
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

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