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LEED Rating System Selection
posted by  Karl Heitman  on 

The project is a new, ground-up, manufacturing/warehouse/office building, and due to heavy process loads, it does not seem to meet LEED NC EA p2, and the owner will not purchase any new equipment t

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Mon Feb 3, 2014, 8:54 pm

Does high VOC primer have any adverse effect on air quality?

NC-2009 IEQc4.2:Low-Emitting Materials—Paints and Coatings
posted by  Karl Heitman  on 

Ideally you would want everyone to use low VOC whether the product is applied on site or off site.

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Fri Jan 24, 2014, 4:15 pm

Aren't Corrections only supposed to be published in Apr and Oct?

General forums
posted by  RETIRED   on 

Tristan - Your comment above "and I've been told to expect none in the second quarter either)" seems unusual because my understanding from Theresa Backhus was that Addenda (now Corrections) were on

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Mon Jan 20, 2014, 11:43 pm

Landscaping in phases

NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  Alexia Anastassiadis  on 

Hello everyone, I'm working on a project that contains a very large green area. The project will not have irrigation of any kind, since the project is situated in a temperate-humid region.

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Fri Mar 7, 2014, 10:14 pm

weighted sound reduction index VS STC

Pilot-Credits EQpc24:Acoustics
posted by  Ian McCall  on 

Hi, This credit require to evaluate the sound isolation performance of constructions using STC rating which is very common in US. Our project is in Europe where STC rating is not use.

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Fri Jan 31, 2014, 3:31 pm

Light Power Density Calculated Method

Retail-CI-v2009 EAp2:Minimum energy performance
posted by  John Kitsalis  on 

I understand that their are two methods to calculating the LPD. In the process of selecting which method to choose, are there any requirements that the project must meet?

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Fri Mar 7, 2014, 3:44 pm

Water Usage vs FTE Classification

Schools-2009 WEc3:Water Use Reduction
posted by  Sadie Martin  on 

Hi, We are working on sizing a rainwater tank for a new building on an urban high school campus.

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Fri Mar 7, 2014, 3:15 pm

FSC Wood type and certification

CS-2009 MRc6:Certified Wood
posted by  Lilian Seow  on 

I got a declaration letter from the manufacturer of the glulam. The letter states the wood was purchased from a sawmill and it's is FSC Mixed Credit. 1.

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Tue Jan 21, 2014, 5:43 pm

Design stage submittal credits

LEED Reviews: Appeals, Design/Construction Submittals, and more
posted by  Sylvain laporte  on 

I m currently studying for LEED AP BD+C exam . I failed to find and updated list of credit eligible for design stage submittal. I guess there is something obvious that i missed.

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Wed Jan 22, 2014, 4:24 pm

Other feature that meets the intend of the credit?

Pilot-Credits EQpc78:Design for active occupants
posted by  Marina Mihalcea  on 

Hi! What if we have an element that meets the intend of the credit but is not included in the list of 11 features from which to choose?

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Wed Jan 22, 2014, 6:23 pm