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Waste management pro-rate surface logic for two buildings

CS-2009 MRc2:Construction Waste Management
posted by  Ian McCall  on 

Dear LEEDers, Question : We would like to monitor & manage the construction waste for the whole site and then pro-rata by surface area the recycling percentage for each building office &

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Wed Jun 17, 2015, 4:39 pm

ASHRAE 55 Compliance in Dubai

NC-2009 IEQc7.1:Thermal Comfort—Design
posted by  Annalise Reichert  on 

I am working on a project in Dubai, the design engineer has performed a psychrometric analysis using 46.0°C (DB) and 29°C (WB) for climatic design cooling conditions.

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7group
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Wed Jun 17, 2015, 3:54 pm

Reactivating construction with ESC Plan, no ESC Plan before

NC-2009 SSp1:Construction Activity Pollution Prevention
posted by  LEED Pro Consultant  on 

Hello! We have a project that started construction some time ago, and stopped 1 yr ago, leaving only the foundation. At this time, they were not considering LEED as an objective.

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LEED Project Manager
SIDEworks
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Tue Jun 16, 2015, 10:33 pm

Comprobatory docs

NC-2009 SSc7.1:Heat Island Effect—Non-Roof
posted by  Marcio Alberto Casado Pereira  on 

We are using a concrete based hardscape. The vendor's cutsheet contains the following information: "SRI for new concrete: 35; SRI for used concrete: 19".

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Webcor Builders
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Tue Jun 16, 2015, 9:11 pm

No test of SRI?

NC-2009 SSc7.1:Heat Island Effect—Non-Roof
posted by  Lise Dannesboe  on 

Hi! We are using new light grey concrete and new light grey concrete stones on our site. LEED provides typical SRI values, f.ex.

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Sustainability Coordinator
Webcor Builders
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Tue Jun 16, 2015, 9:09 pm

SRI calculation in credit form is off?

NC-2009 SSc7.1:Heat Island Effect—Non-Roof
posted by  Michelle Bombeck  on 

The SSc7.1 credit form gives you the option to either manually enter the SRI if you know it, or to enter the emittance and reflectance values and let the form calculate for you.

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Sustainability Coordinator
Webcor Builders
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Tue Jun 16, 2015, 9:08 pm

Is LEED for Homes v4 Available?

Mid-Rise-v4 EAp1:Minimum energy performance
posted by  Joel Cesare  on 

A consultant informed us last week that you currently cannot use LEED for Homes v4. Is this true?

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Sustainable Building Advisor
City of Santa Monica
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Tue Jun 16, 2015, 7:24 pm

Power generated in Mini Hydro Power Plant

NC-2009 EAc2:On-Site Renewable Energy
posted by  Keerthi Ratnayake  on 

Hi, We have a mini hydro power plant project. Can we accommodate the total power generated in the plant towards this credit? Thanks!

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7group / Energy Opportunities
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Tue Jun 16, 2015, 6:39 pm

Timeline for review

LEED Reviews: Appeals, Design/Construction Submittals, and more
posted by  Lawrence Lile  on 

We have just received our review for combined D&C. What is the deadline to respond to the reviewer's comments?

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Tue Jun 16, 2015, 8:03 am

Paints on the tack welds - HVAC ducts

CS-2009 IEQc4.2:Low-Emitting Materials—Paints and Coatings
posted by  Cansin Manyas  on 

Our S/C wants to use a zinc rich paint on the tack welds of the ducts and he argues that the amount is too low and negligible. I asked for the MSDS and VOC.

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LEED-AP BD+C
GREENSQUARE
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Tue Jun 16, 2015, 7:22 am