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Natural ventilation for 100% outside air?
NC-2009 IEQc3.1:Construction IAQ Management Plan—During Constructionposted by Heather Holdridge on
SMACNA standard recommends under Pathway Interruption (IAQ Management Plan) that : "Depending on weather conditions, the contractor should ventilate using 100% outside air to exhaust contaminated a
Historic Building Restoration
NC-2009 MRc1.1:Building Reuse—Maintain Existing Walls, Floors and Roofposted by Glen Boldt on
The building is being restored to an "historic condition." Do unfortunate additions (like CMU block in sealed up former window areas) subsequent to the "historic condition" need to be included in
Hybrid site documentation outside USA
NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitatposted by John Covello on
We have a resort site located overseas that is about 2980 acres. 30% (84 acres) is a previously undeveloped greenfield jungle area.
Pedestrian Connectivity
Pilot-Credits PC9:Street Networkposted by Shiva Prakash on
I agree with comments made regarding the intent of the credit including pedestrian access.
I am very happy to see these
posted by Gang Chen on
I am very happy to see these changes. They are long overdue.
Default efficiency of 4.4 COP for Option 2
posted by Ramesh Narayanan on
Hi I would like to do the energy modelling using option2 to achieve maximum points. In this case, base case will be modelled with Packaged Terminal Air conditioner (As the residential building).
Tenant lighting exceeds ASHRAE, how to model?
CS-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performanceposted by Aaron Yorke on
Hello all, In LEED - CS office projects, since the tenant fitout is unknown, LPD is modeled 12 W/m2 according ASHRAE. However, in the country we are working, national standart for LPD is 20 W/m2.
Multiple Buildings Sharing One Parking Lot
NC-2009 PIf1:Minimum Program Requirementsposted by Erica Timmons on
If you have several new buildings (under LEED NC) being constructed that are intended to share one large parking lot, can you allocate a % or specific number of spaces in that lot to each building?
Hotel project has public parking space
NC-2009 SSc4.4:Alternative Transportation—Parking Capacityposted by J.W. Shin on
Hotel project has total 287 parking spaces (35 for Hotel, 252 for Public). and maximum local parking space limit is 85 for Hotel. There is no any requirements for Public parking.
Multiple Building School Campus Energy Credit
posted by Ameet AA on
Does the LEED AGMBC require to have totally separate building systems so that the energy-related points can be clearly defined? My project has centralised Energy center which will be supplying chi