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MRc3 vs MRc5

Healthcare-v2009 MRc5:Furniture and medical furnishings
posted by  Mara Baum  on 

We're trying to parse out items between MRc3 and 5 and aren't totally sure about how to handle the following items.

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Thu Feb 26, 2015, 2:12 am

AISI 307 - stainless steel

Healthcare-v2009 MRc5:Furniture and medical furnishings
posted by  Gustavo De las Heras Izquierdo  on 

Hallo, I would like to know if AISI 307 stainless steel meets the credit requirements. Apparently, this type of steel is widely used in medical furnishings, particularly for workstations and chairs

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Thu Feb 26, 2015, 1:26 am

Lactation room

NC-2009 IEQc8.2:Daylight and Views—Views
posted by  LEED Pro Consultant  on 

Hello, I would like to know if a lactation room in an office building would be excluded in the calculation, due to privacy issues for this type of space. Thank you.

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Opsis Architecture
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Wed Feb 25, 2015, 12:25 am

Sticklers about 25 feet?

NC-2009 IEQp2:Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Control
posted by  Lawrence Lile  on 

My city has an ordinance that there is no smoking within 20' of outside doors on City property. This is a City-owned facility and that is the rule that is enforced by management.

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Lake|Flato Architects
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Tue Feb 24, 2015, 10:40 pm

Baseline Return/Relief Fan Power

NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  Haojie Wang  on 

90.1 AppG G3.1.2.8 says the return/relief fan should be sized for max (SA-OA, 90%*SA) [cfm]. But in table 1.4. the allowable fan power is only based on the supply fan power.

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KJWW Engineering
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Tue Feb 24, 2015, 3:20 pm

Existing fixtures

CS-2009 WEp1:Water Use Reduction
posted by  Charalampos Giannikopoulos  on 

For an existing building undergoing major renovation how should the existing water fixtures be handled as far as WE prerequisite is concerned?

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Tue Feb 24, 2015, 8:16 am

Number and location of bicycle racks

NC-2009 SSc4.2:Alternative Transportation—Bicycle Storage and Changing Rooms
posted by  Maria Porter  on 

Two questions for two projects: 1) If there are many hundred secure bicycle racks just outside the building, outside of the zero-lot-line LEED boundary, none of them especially dedicated for the p

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Mon Feb 23, 2015, 11:04 pm

LEED Certified C&D sites

NC-2009 MRc2:Construction Waste Management
posted by  Frances Stark  on 

Is there a comprehensive directory of all the LEED certified recycling sites by state (or otherwise categorized)? I would love to see it.

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Mon Feb 23, 2015, 9:54 pm

HET Retrofit

CI-2009 WEc1:Water Use Reduction
posted by  Matthew Catterall  on 

I've noticed that dual-flushflushometer retrofit kits are mentioned as a way to earn this credit on existing commercial toilets (rather than replace the entire toilet); however, there is no mention

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Mon Feb 23, 2015, 7:11 pm

Hydroponic based on FTE counts and IPM questions

Pilot-Credits SSpc82:Local food production
posted by  Heather DeGrella  on 

I have two separate questions: 1. If we have a hydroponic green house, can we size it based on FTE counts and not the 1,500 sf minimum that is specific to hydroponics? 2.

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Opsis Architecture
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Mon Feb 23, 2015, 3:25 pm