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Appeal Process - Submitting all credits at once ?

LEED for Homes (LEED-H) Forum
posted by  Maya Karkour  on 

Dear all, Do any of you know if we are supposed to submit all the appeals at once ? or can we submit them gradually ? Thank you for your help,

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Vermont House of Representatives
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Fri Feb 17, 2012, 4:32 pm

FSC and New Wood in LEED for Homes

LEED for Homes (LEED-H) Forum
posted by  Judy Landwehr  on 

Regarding FSC certified wood-Is the calculation in LEED for Homes the same as in LEED NC as it pertains to only allowing "new wood" and if so, where is this referenced.

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Vermont House of Representatives
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Fri Feb 17, 2012, 4:30 pm

Minimum Thresholds for Landscape Credits

LEED for Homes (LEED-H) Forum
posted by  Sam Watters   on 

My project is pursuing LEED for Homes: Multifamily Midrise, and I'm, wondering if it has enough landscaped area to qualify for some of the water efficiency and other landscaping credits. The build

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UHG Consulting
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Fri Feb 17, 2012, 3:55 pm

EQc6.2 and EAc1.3 for Zoning and Controls

CI-2009 IEQc6.2:Controllability of Systems—Thermal Comfort
posted by  Megan Snyder  on 

Is it possible to achieve these simultaneously? One appears to require manual control and the other, auto control.

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Fri Feb 17, 2012, 3:50 pm
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Fri Feb 17, 2012, 6:47 am

Option 2 Path 4 Heat island Effect nonroof

CI-2009 SSc1:Site Selection
posted by  Sue Barnett  on 

so my CI LEED project boundary is half of one floor of an 8 story building, it's 14,000 square feet, and does include an exterior courtyard.

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Sue Barnett Sustainable Design
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Thu Feb 16, 2012, 11:36 pm

MERV 13

EBOM-2009 IEQc1.4:IAQ Best Management Practices—Reduce Particulates in Air Distribution
posted by  susan eguia  on 

Our building has existing MERV 8. The existing HVAC does not have the capability to to take MERV-13 filters. Can we get this credit if we have phase-out plan or need to replace all at once?

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Ackerstein Sustainability, LLC
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Thu Feb 16, 2012, 11:26 pm

LEED CI eligibility

CI-2009 SSc1:Site Selection
posted by  Sundararaj Subburaman  on 

Hi, The LEED CI reference guide (2009) mentions that a tenant who lease thier space and who do not occupy the entire building are only eligible.

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Stok
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Thu Feb 16, 2012, 10:51 pm

IEQ 8.1 - Option 3

NC-2009 IEQc8.1:Daylight and Views—Daylight
posted by  Truex Cullins  on 

Does the measurement for this credit have to be performed by some certified, un-biased 3rd party?

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Thu Feb 16, 2012, 10:46 pm

Energy Star Score & New National Median Benchmarks

EBOM-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Efficiency Performance
posted by  Eric Johnson  on 

Has anyone entered November energy data in Portfolio Manager and looked at the score?

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Sustainable Cost Solutions LLC
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Thu Feb 16, 2012, 10:11 pm