In a LEED CS 2009 building energy simulation: we are modeling the building envelope to test performance (only the building envelope).

Sarah, have you seen this LEED matrix spreadsheet?  It is a matrix of linkages across credits.

This is an industrial manufacturing facility, and we have filed our data online with Energy Star as Other-Other.

You state the participation in the online forum is required for credit submission....but what does this exactly mean (e.g., does this question warrant participation?) and how should a team document

I have several projects planning to pursue PC 5&6 - how does this translate for online participation? Am I required to participate separately for each project?

We have a cooling tower and emergency generator adjacent to our building that is on a concrete pad and surrounded by a screen enclosure. Should this area count as part of the building footprint?

For natural gas metering applications, is continuous logging of instantaneous flows a requirement? Most meters just put out totalized pulses, so I'm assuming that's fine... Any thoughts?

Can you please comment on whether the following approach would be acceptable to achieve this prerequisite: A project building is attached to a loading dock on the property, and the designated smok

I have a building that has in the most part of their roof, a floating tile paving, that creates an air-chamber between the slab of the roof and the tilies of the paving.

The change applied to parking garage certification is unfortunate and short sighted.