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basecourse ,bedding sand and subbase materials
NC-2009 MRc4:Recycled Contentposted by Benjie Herrera on
Are these materials-basecourse,bedding sand and subbase materials have recycled content? Can they also be qualified for Regional materials?
re-upholstering of furniture
posted by SIG - Sustainability Main Account on
how do you quantify re-upholstering of furniture? if the base of the chair is re-used, and new fabric is installed. my best guess is to classify the item as 50% salvaged?
OFF Site Application
CI-2009 IEQc4.1:Low-Emitting Materials—Adhesives and Sealantsposted by Gayle Borst on
So without my knowing it, the contractor had laminate applied off site to some cabinets- our LEED Reviewer flagged the fact that we had left out contact adhesive but had included the laminate on ou
For Assemblies - What is the Location of Extraction?
CI-2009 MRc5:Regional Materialsposted by Melissa Wrolstad on
My client has a chair which was manufactured within 500 miles of the project site. The chair is composed of foam (5%), plastic (2%), wood (13%) and steel (80%) by weight.
What to measure?
CS-2009 EAc5.1:Measurement and Verification—Base Buildingposted by Marcio Alberto Casado Pereira on
We are working on a multiple building campus, it's a residential project.
Amount of recycling generated
NC-2009 MRp1:Storage and Collection of Recyclablesposted by SmithGroup BG+LU FW on
Has anyone found baseline data for amount of recycling generated in an office?
Non-domestic VOC resources
NC-2009 IEQc4.1:Low-Emitting Materials—Adhesives and Sealantsposted by Bruce Maine on
I know this question has been asked before but I'm unable to locate the official USGBC interpretation for acceptable resources for VOC calculations for non-domestic projects.
EAp2 Prescriptive Path- Renovation and Addition
NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performanceposted by Eric Elizondo on
EAp2- Option 2 Prescriptive Method The current project consists of an existing building that is being renovated along with a new addition to the building.
Shampoo Bowls
Schools-2009 WEc3:Water Use Reductionposted by Ara Massey on
I am working on a vocational high school that has shampoo bowls in the cosmetology classroom. Do these fixtures need to be included in WEc3 and if so as what type of fixture? Thanks!
For Assemblies - what is the location of extraction?
NC-2009 MRc5:Regional Materialsposted by Melissa Wrolstad on
My client has a chair which was manufactured within 500 miles of the project site. The chair is composed of foam (5%), plastic (2%), wood (13%) and steel (80%) by weight.