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Heat Island Effect - Roof Exemplary Performance
CS-2009 SSc7.2:Heat Island Effect—Roofposted by Daniel Joseph on
Does any one know how the Exemplary Performance for this credit is achieved?
Underground parking roof?
NC-2009 SSc7.1:Heat Island Effect—Non-Roofposted by Stefano Gagliano on
For underground parking to qualify, can the roof just meet the CRI of at least 29 requirement without being either a green roof or covered by solar panels?
Supporting evidence file uploads
posted by R Jones on
I have recently started the design stage submittal on a LEED 2009 NC project and I went to several credits under Sustainable sites including but not limited to SSc4.2 and SSc4.3 and when I click on
Use of CFC refrigerant for backup chiller
NC-2009 EAp3:Fundamental Refrigerant Managementposted by Heather Dorer on
We are working on a project that will be cooled by a pre-existing central plant. There is a chiller that contains CFCs connected to the loop, however, it is used as a backup chiller.
Confused: Regional Distance Option 2 calc for Retail
Retail-NC-v2009 MRc5:Regional materialsposted by RIM Architects on
I am under the impression that Regional material distance calculation option 2 (travel by sea, rail, etc.) is not allowed in LEED Retail-NC projects, but I'm finding conflicting information.
Lighting Power Density at Data Halls
Data-Centers-NC-v4 EAc2:Optimize energy performanceposted by Anthea Ng on
Hello, May I seek anyone's advice on how to determine the lighting power density for data hall while there is no criteria in ASHRAE 90.1? I have ever heard of 0.8 W/ sf (treating similar to activ
Low Emitting & FEV v Parking Capacity
CS-2009 SSc4.4:Alternative Transportation—Parking Capacityposted by R Jones on
In the reviewers comments a query has been raised that the parking space allocated to demonstrate Car Pooling is not a preferred parking space - the two closest to entrance to the building are des
How to calculate Percentage of recycled content?
NC-2009 MRc4:Recycled Contentposted by Sahar Abi-Ziki on
Hello, I need a clarification on how to calculate the percentage of recycled content for a specific material on my project. For example; My fiber glass insulation has 9% post consumer recycled cont
Concrete volume stabilizer
NC-2009 IEQc4.1:Low-Emitting Materials—Adhesives and Sealantsposted by Lourdes Salinas on
Under which category does a concrete volume stabilizer classify? It´s a granular powder without metal particles, ready mix which only needs water.
Energy modeling of a passive building - baseline case vs propose
NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performanceposted by CONSTANZA CATTAN on
Dear all, I'm working on a passive building in which it was decided, as energy efficiency technique, to be buried.