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No mercury Lights
EBOM-2009 MRc4:Sustainable Purchasing—Reduced Mercury in Lampsposted by Susan Coy on
I am working a NC project that has only LED lights, can I pursue an Innovation in Design credit as there are no mercury containing lights?
Naturally Ventilated, Mechanically Cooled space
NC-2009 IEQc7.1:Thermal Comfort—Designposted by Gabriela Crespo on
In ASHRAE 55, Section 5.3 Optional Method for Naturally Conditioned, it mentions that "There must be no mechanical cooling system for the space".
HVAC
CI-2009 EAc1.3:Optimize Energy Performance—HVACposted by Ciaran McCabe on
AS part of the commercial interiors we are only specifying indoor HVAC plant items. The larger outdoor chillers, AHU's etc are landlord items and fall under the LEED C&S scheme.
CS project without bathrooms and elegible fixtures
CS-2009 WEp1:Water Use Reductionposted by Maria Isabel Conde on
We´re working in a CS building without plumbing fixtures. How we can document the WEp1?. We need to make the Tenant Lease agreement?, How we can earn points in WEc3?.
What is to be considered LID + measures outside LEED Site
NC-v4 SSc4:Rainwater managementposted by Petr Vogel on
Dear all, we have a project site situated in the rural mountains where infiltration is not even possible due to geological conditions.
Title-24 2008 vs Title-24 2005
NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performanceposted by Thomas Burnham on
Credit language requires using ASHRAE 90.1-2007 (or Title-24 2005 for California projects). Can we use Title-24 2008 instead of the Title-24 2005 version for v3 projects?
Existing Building Fenestration
NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performanceposted by Charalampos Giannikopoulos on
According to ASHRAE 90.1-2007 Table G3.1.5 (f) for existing building envelopes, the baseline building design shall reflect existing conditions prior to any revisions that are part of the scope of w
Domestic Hot Water Consumption
NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performanceposted by Santiago Rodriguez on
Dear Forum, If we do not want to show any energy savings associated with hot water pumps for domestic hot water system, Section G3.1-11 states that service water loads and usage shall be the same
Office tower on a shopping center "plinth"
NC-2009 MPR2:Must be a complete, permanent building or spaceposted by Ricardo Sá on
I'm working on a project that consists of an office building tower that will be erected on top of a shopping center built 20 years ago.
Tenant Guidelines for CS spaces within NC
NC-2009 MPR2:Must be a complete, permanent building or spaceposted by Melanie Silver on
We are working on a large residential project that has two very tiny retail spaces at the base (one less than 500 sf, and the other about 1500 sf).