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WEc1 Month With Highest Irrigation Demand
posted by Hernando Miranda on
WEc1: Option to base calculations on the "the month with the highest irrigation demand. The way the calculations for this credit work -- if you have a normal irrigation system, meaning one withou
Schools SSc9 clarified
posted by Hernando Miranda on
"projects where no future development is planned are not eligible for this master planning credit." I work on a lot of school projects. I am wondering what "is planned" actually means.
Janitor sinks out
posted by Hernando Miranda on
Water Efficiency credits WEp1 and WEc1 no longer include janitor sinks. This has been required by reviewers in the past.
Regional/recycled materials
posted by Hernando Miranda on
"For recycled materials qualifying under MRc4 also being applied to MRc5, it is “not necessary to track the origin of the raw material before it arrived at the point of extraction” which can includ
IEQc5 requirements eased up
posted by Hernando Miranda on
"the vague hazardous chemical containment requirement has been removed." This is a layover from LEED v2.0. Rob Watson actually had a lot, if not everything, to do with this.
Residential projects ineligible for IEQc7.2
posted by Hernando Miranda on
"Residential projects are not eligible for IEQc7.2: Thermal Comfort—Verification" The USGBC needs to clarify this for mixed-use projects.
EQc8.1 Applicable spaces
posted by Hernando Miranda on
"Under the daylight requirements for IEQc8.1, the term "regularly occupied spaces" has been replaced by “applicable spaces.” We're not sure if this is significant—we have a question in to USGBC abo
sanitary installations within tenant fit-out
CS-2009 WEp1:Water Use Reductionposted by Michael Haugeneder on
Hello Our current core&shell project does not include sanitary installations, which will only be built at tenant fit-out stage.
Lesser parking numbers than local norms
CI-2009 SSc3.3:Alternative Transportation—Parking Availabilityposted by Lavanya Veerappa on
The requriement of the credit - "parking availability" is to meet but not exceed local norms.
square footage of all parking areas
posted by Malwina Mokrzycka on
Hi everyone, I would like to ask about 'square footage of all parking areas' on PI form 2: I am not sure which one I should choose square footage, gross or net?