Post a question or comment
Filter by location
Forum
Topic
Replies
Recent

CS for a single tenant build-to-suit

LEED Rating System Selection
posted by  Ben Tucker  on 

Our client (building owner) has a tenant interested in an 80,000 sf existing building.

2
Integrated Design & LEED Specialist
SERA Architects
LEEDuser Expert
1361 thumbs up
Fri Feb 24, 2012, 8:35 pm

Ice Makers- Bane of my Existence

CI-2009 EAc1.4:Optimize Energy Performance—Equipment and Appliances
posted by  Julie Hendricks  on 

OK, here's my dilemma: Icemakers are covered by Energy Star, but only air-cooled ice makers qualify. On our project, we have a number of Hoshizaki water-cooled icemakers.

7
Sustainability Consultant
SLP
LEEDuser Premium Member
97 thumbs up
Fri Feb 24, 2012, 7:26 pm

Do aerators count?

CI-2009 WEp1:Water Use Reduction—20% Reduction
posted by  Diana Nezamutinova  on 

Would GBCI approve of the water savings derived from a low-flow aerator (flow limiter) installed on the existing tap that used to have high water flow? Thank you.

2
Sustainability Manager
YR&G
LEEDuser Basic Member
151 thumbs up
Fri Feb 24, 2012, 5:36 pm

A client with ongoing site works asks about LEED feasibility

NC-2009 SSp1:Construction Activity Pollution Prevention
posted by  Mauricio Ramirez  on 

The owner of a project is considering the possibility of the project to become LEED Certified.

3
Fri Feb 24, 2012, 4:35 pm

multi-occupied single use spaces

NC-2009 IEQc6.1:Controllability of Systems—Lighting
posted by  Matthew VanSweden  on 

There seems to be two layers of logic for defining single or mult-occupied space. One is by number of occupants [private office vs. conference rooms] and one is by function [café vs.

7
Sustainability Consultant
SLP
LEEDuser Premium Member
97 thumbs up
Fri Feb 24, 2012, 3:59 pm

LEED 2012 - ENERGY + ATMOSPHERE PR 2 - 2nd Commenting Period

General forums
posted by  Elizabeth Crenshaw Hammitt   on 

It looks like LEED 2012 2.0 presents three options for minimum energy efficiency.

13
Principal
Ackerstein Sustainability, LLC
LEEDuser Expert
545 thumbs up
Fri Feb 24, 2012, 2:40 am

Water-cooled screw chiller- Minimum Efficiency

NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  Arub Vijay  on 

Hi, I would like to seek expert advice in the following. 1) Can anybody advise if water-cooled screw chillers intended to operate at non-standard conditions (Middle East) must comply with Table 6.

3
Default Avatar
Director
ENERGYZEAL Smart Architecture & Sustainability Consulting
LEEDuser Basic Member
31 thumbs up
Thu Feb 23, 2012, 10:30 pm

WFR question

CI-2009 IEQc8.1:Daylight and Views—Daylight
posted by  cecilia uri  on 

I am working on a project wehre the offices are bout 140 sq ft, the window is 5'x5' and the VLT is .70...

15
Energy Program Specialist
PA DMVA
LEEDuser Expert
626 thumbs up
Thu Feb 23, 2012, 8:15 pm

Pursuing EQ3.2 but not EQ3?

EBOM-2009 IEQc3.2:Green Cleaning—Custodial Effectiveness Assessment
posted by  Alice Cook  on 

We have a building that is not pursuing EQ3.1 because they're having trouble getting some tenants who use their own cleaning contractor on board with the building's approach.

2
Representative
Vermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
7780 thumbs up
Thu Feb 23, 2012, 6:51 pm

LEED Reviewer in disbelief

EBOM-2009 IEQc3.2:Green Cleaning—Custodial Effectiveness Assessment
posted by  SIG - Sustainability Main Account  on 

I'd like to share a recent reviewer comment. If we had not already achieved more than 60 points, I would have appealed this ruling, but it's not worth my time at this point.

2
Thu Feb 23, 2012, 6:49 pm