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interview with Sarah Alexander posted
posted by Tristan Roberts on
Hi, Sarah and her staff have responded to the questions posted here as well as questions emailed directly to me. See above, and please post your follow-up comments.
Exterior Lighting special circumstances
CI-2009 EAc1.1:Optimize Energy Performance—Lighting Powerposted by Luis Miguel Diazgranados on
Hello Everyone: First of all, I have read previous posts, and I have seen that this subject has already been discussed, but the way I see it, in this case it might be a special circumstance. We a
Different showers in Wellness / Fitness Center
CS-2009 WEp1:Water Use Reductionposted by Ralf Lehmann on
Within a typical fitness center including a sauna there are different types of showers. 1.
Standard flush fixtures automatically gives credit in my county
Pilot-Credits WEpc10:Sustainable wastewater managementposted by Maria Porter on
I just wanted to hear thoughts about the fact that our standard flush fixtures reduce water usage by 56 %, without us doing anything.
Safe pedestrian access to the building please!
Pilot-Credits PC14:Walkable Streetsposted by Maria Porter on
I would like to see this credit evolve to include pedestrian access to the building. Most cities in my country are very pedestrian oriented and can comply with this credit´s requirements.
Daylight simulation for office building
CS-2009 IEQc8.1:Daylight and Views—Daylightposted by Lucie Cervena on
LEED reference guide said that in Option 1 compliance should be demonstrated through computer simulation of all regularly occupied spaces.
Urinals are not everywhere
NC-2009 WEp1:Water Use Reduction—20% Reductionposted by Tatjana Ernst on
Hi Everyone, we have a building which has 37 dual flush for men and 8 Urinals, the Urinals are not in every toilet room (for example there are no urinals in the basement), there will be only one
PIF#4: Project floor plans and sensitive information
posted by Gail Vittori on
Has anyone had experience working on a project where floor plans contain sensitive information and the owner has requested certain details be redacted for security reasons?
Proposed Building Envelope Assembly Thermal Properties
CS-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performanceposted by TOMAS URIBE on
How do I calculate the U-factor for the construction assembly (e.g walls) according to ASHRAE 90.1-2007 Appendix A if one or some of the construction layers properties are not specified in the ment
New Bus Routes, not yet operational
NC-2009 SSc4.1:Alternative Transportation—Public Transportation Accessposted by Douglas Ross on
In the Design Submittal, I uploaded a letter from the local transit authority that two bus routes were planned and funded; however, they were not operational because the employees had not moved to