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Manufacturer Inventory
NC-v4 MRc4:Building product disclosure and optimization - material ingredientsposted by Jason Grant on
Hi Paula - If an engineered wood flooring manufacturer wanted to qualify a product line under Option 1, is it safe to assume that they would just need to publish the list of chemical ingredients of
LEED Runoff Coefficients for BMPs
NC-2009 SSc6.1:Stormwater Design—Quantity Controlposted by Timothy Brown on
I am finding it difficult to locate standard CN values for BMPs. There are not many studies out there and the ones I have found have calculated large ranges for permeable pavers, green roofs etc.
ASHRAE 90.1-2015 to 2007 equivalency table
NC-2009 EAc1:Optimize Energy Performanceposted by Luis Huertas on
We are working on a project that is using ASHRAE 90.1-2015 version and we are looking for a table listing the equivalency of points similar to the one done for the 2010 version?
Showers & Changing Facilities
CS-v4 LTc6:Bicycle facilitiesposted by Edna Urias on
We were wondering if a Core & Shell building will be subdivided in a future for 2 tenants, do we have to consider shower facilities at 100 feet from each main entrance ?
Zero Lot Line Property
NC-v4 SSc6:Light pollution reductionposted by Edgar Arevalo on
The building that is going for LEED certification is on a zero lot line property.
California testing standard for VOC
CI-2009 IEQc4.3:Low-Emitting Materials—Flooring Systemsposted by Sherman Aronson on
For IEQ 4.3, VOC in flooring, does anyone have a copy of the California Standard Practice for the Testing of Volatile Organic Emissions from Various Sources using small-scale environmental chambers
VOC instead of CO2 sensors
NC-2009 IEQc1:Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoringposted by Jens Apel on
the designer suggests to use VOC sensors instead of CO2 sensors in a number of lunch rooms and the smoking room.
Rainwater used for irrigation
CS-2009 SSc6.2:Stormwater Design—Quality Controlposted by Agnieszka Rylska on
Does reusing rainwater for irrigation complies with this credit's requirements?
WDF - Power generation other than electricity?
NC-2009 MRc2:Construction Waste Managementposted by Guido Petinelli on
According to LEED interpretation #10061- Wood Derived Fuel (WDF) meets the intent of credit MRc2. We would like clarification on the definition of “fuel” for the purposes of LEED.
Table IEQc7.1-1 Design Air Speed at 3 ft ht (ft/min)
NC-2009 IEQc7.1:Thermal Comfort—Designposted by Ed Kokosa on
I thought that I did this yesterday, but lucky for you it didn't post so I'll keep it much shorter on this try. Is everyone just making up numbers for this input? Unless you have a downward blowing