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how to calculate 50% occupants

NC-2009 IEQc6.2:Controllability of Systems—Thermal Comfort
posted by  Mike Decoster  on 

We are working on a higher education project which is made up of mostly multioccupant spaces. We have 30 workstations in an open office as well.

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Thu Oct 25, 2012, 5:04 pm

accounting for equipment not listed in CPG tables

CI-2009 EAc1.3:Optimize Energy Performance—HVAC
posted by  Keith Amann  on 

The Core Performance Guide, and it's reference standard (Consortium for Energy Efficiency Commercial Unitary AC and HP Specification) has no standard for large (760 kbtu/h) systems.

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Thu Oct 25, 2012, 1:47 pm

Recycled Content in LEED v4 - post consumer fly ash?

General forums
posted by  Tom Lent  on 

NSF recently accepted a claim by Celceram that their fly ash product - widely used in carpets is post consumer recycled content.

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Tue Nov 27, 2012, 8:02 pm

Individual Thermal Control

Retail-NC-v2009 IEQc6:Controllability of systems - lighting and thermal comfort
posted by  Caroline O'Leary  on 

We are nearing the completion of our Design Submittal and have run in to a bit of a sticking point with this credit.

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Thu Oct 25, 2012, 5:45 pm

Minimum area required for Credit MR-C7

NC-2009 MRc7:Certified Wood
posted by  Rameez Javed  on 

Hi. Currently working on a project in a tropical country where it's NOT general practice to use wood for any structural framing, dimensional framing or sub-flooring.

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Fri Nov 23, 2012, 5:50 am

Semiheated space and baseline model

NC-2009 EAc1:Optimize Energy Performance
posted by  Francesco Passerini  on 

In the proposed building there is a semiheated space (climate zone 4, heating power 40 W/m^2, no ventilation, no cooling). In the baseline model shall that space be modeled without HVAC system?

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Thu Oct 25, 2012, 2:07 pm

Daylit sensors for windows and glass roof

CI-2009 EAc1.2:Optimize Energy Performance—Lighting Controls
posted by  Carolina Vergnano  on 

For compliance with the "Daylit Controls" we are placing sensors in all perimeter of the offices within 4,5m of the windows, at the high of the ceiling.

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Clarifications on Background noise

Schools-2009 IEQp3:Minimum Acoustical Performance
posted by  David Mirabile  on 

This is my first attempt at this credit. I am confused on the effort to prove background noise whether using the ASHRAE or ANSI standard.

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Fri Oct 26, 2012, 5:22 pm

How LEED-ND's Access to Quality Transit (SLLc3) can harm transit

General forums
posted by  Eric Orozco  on 

The intent of LEED-ND’s Location and Transportation Credit “Access to Quality Transit” (I will call it "AQT" for short - this is formerly SLL Credit 3: “Reduced Automobile Dependence”) is to “encou

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Include fuel oil usage from emergency generators?

EBOM-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Efficiency Performance
posted by  Jessica Hawley  on 

On past LEED EBOM Certifications, GBCI has required us to input fuel oil used in our emergency generators. So we did.

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