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IEQ Space Matrix Version Applicability

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

For a multifamily project registered in October 2012 should we expect living rooms to be considered multi-occupant relaxation spaces requiring varied lighting control options as described in the Ju

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Fri Apr 12, 2013, 4:13 am

New USGBC searchable database..

General forums
posted by  Lewis Hewton  on 

Has anyone tried to use the new interpretations "database"? On first impression it appears completely broken: http://www.usgbc.org/leed-interpretations Worse is that the old database has been re

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Do non-regularly occupied spaces have to be air tested?

NC-2009 IEQc3.2:Construction IAQ Management Plan—Before Occupancy
posted by  David Groseclose  on 

Hello, if you go for option 2, and conduct an air testing in a lab building, do you also need to do the testing in Non- Regularly occupied spaces, such as carpark, toilets, mechanical rooms, etc?

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Wed May 1, 2013, 2:24 am

Heat Island Effect - Nonroof in a Zero-Lot Building

CS-2009 SSc7.1:Heat Island Effect—Nonroof
posted by  Raquel Clemente  on 

We are working in the renovation of a zero-lot building in a city center, so the building footprint occupies all the construction site, we don't have site hardscape.

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Fri Apr 12, 2013, 3:42 pm

WEc3 & WEc2 linked?

NC-2009 WEc3:Water Use Reduction
posted by  Faith Wilbert  on 

I have completed the form for WEp1 & WEc2. When I go to finish WEc3 it doesn't show the savings from the rainwater harvesting with the flush fixtures.

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Mon Apr 15, 2013, 6:41 pm

Current Regs?

Pilot-Credits EApc66:Community contaminant prevention - airborne releases
posted by  Robert Millspaugh  on 

I referenced this credit in an e-mail to a boiler manufacturer and he said that the SCAQMD standards in the description were not current.

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Open bottom planters

CS-2009 SSc5.1:Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitat
posted by  Michael E. Edmonds-Bauer  on 

Reading the missing manuals I saw that planters can contribute to credit compliance as long as they are open bottom. By language barriers we do not fully understand the difference betweet an open

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Wed Jul 10, 2013, 3:13 pm

Material Reuse on Other Buildings within Site Boundary

NC-2009 MRc3:Materials Reuse
posted by  Josh Sawyer  on 

We are working on project that has four buildings connected together on the site.

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Mon Apr 15, 2013, 1:53 pm

Signage translation

NC-2009 SSc4.3:Alternative Transportation—Low-Emitting and Fuel-Efficient Vehicles
posted by  Albert Sagrera  on 

Hi, In our project we're reserving prefered parking spaces for low-emitting, fuel efficient and carpool vehicles. The signage would be painted on the floor of the parking space.

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Tue Apr 16, 2013, 8:44 pm

Toilets not within the tenant space

CI-2009 WEp1:Water Use Reduction—20% Reduction
posted by  Mike D  on 

For WE Prerequisite 1 and WE credit 1, should toilets that are not within the tenant space be included in the calculations? If not, how do we complete the online form as it marks incomplete when th

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Mon Nov 4, 2013, 4:48 pm