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No mercury Lights

EBOM-2009 MRc4:Sustainable Purchasing—Reduced Mercury in Lamps
posted 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?

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Sustainability Specialist
Gensler
LEEDuser Basic Member
66 thumbs up
Wed Dec 2, 2015, 2:23 am

Naturally Ventilated, Mechanically Cooled space

NC-2009 IEQc7.1:Thermal Comfort—Design
posted 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".

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Tue Dec 1, 2015, 4:38 pm

HVAC

CI-2009 EAc1.3:Optimize Energy Performance—HVAC
posted 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.

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7group / Energy Opportunities
LEEDuser Expert
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Tue Dec 1, 2015, 2:41 pm

CS project without bathrooms and elegible fixtures

CS-2009 WEp1:Water Use Reduction
posted 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?.

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Mon Nov 30, 2015, 11:09 pm

What is to be considered LID + measures outside LEED Site

NC-v4 SSc4:Rainwater management
posted 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.

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EkoWATT CZ
LEEDuser Basic Member
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Mon Nov 30, 2015, 7:55 pm

Title-24 2008 vs Title-24 2005

NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted 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?

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LEED Fellow
7group / Energy Opportunities
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Mon Nov 30, 2015, 7:29 pm

Existing Building Fenestration

NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted 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

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Mon Nov 30, 2015, 4:38 pm

Domestic Hot Water Consumption

NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted 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

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b.i.g. Bechtold DesignBuilder Expert
LEEDuser Basic Member
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Mon Nov 30, 2015, 4:34 pm

Office tower on a shopping center "plinth"

NC-2009 MPR2:Must be a complete, permanent building or space
posted 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.

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LEED-AP BD+C
GREENSQUARE
LEEDuser Expert
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Mon Nov 30, 2015, 4:28 pm

Tenant Guidelines for CS spaces within NC

NC-2009 MPR2:Must be a complete, permanent building or space
posted 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).

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Representative
Vermont House of Representatives
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Mon Nov 30, 2015, 3:13 pm