The term "Registered" usually refers to having registered with the national body representing the engineers of that country. Not all degree qualified engineers bother to register. You also...

Thanks Chris, for your response. Sorry not to mention it more clearly, but I'm familiar with the requirement to meter the energy use of individual buildings - that's pretty clear in the existing...

I agree with Joel. You get to choose the LEED project boundary for your current LEED project. Gerrymandering is not allowed. Make sure that you are consistent with your boundary throughout the...

Generally, you are allowed to divide the site as you see fit, as long as it's clear you're not gerrymandering the site to suit specific credit requirements. In other words, there's no specific...

I would love to be a fly on the wall at some of these USGBC meetings. Just to know what the heck they're doing.

We've got a tip on this in the Checklists tab of our SSc7.2 page.

"Treat terraces and balconies as roof square footage...

CK,

Those are all valid points and some of the difficulties of Certifying a campus building under...

Great subject. I would add to say that as (27% all LEED registered ft² is outside the USA) LEED becomes the internationally dominant green building certification program, it should be considered...

I would check the intent of the credit and add to say that they pretty much would have all the properties that a roof would have. Also, make sure that you are consitant across the credits with...

I'll throw my two cents in that the USGBC should consider prohibiting smoking for LEED certification. I understand that pressure from the tobacco industry might prevent an outright ban. That...