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LEED for Schools, or LEED NC ?

General forums
posted by  Maya Karkour  on 

Hello, I was wondering if I could get your opinion on which LEED Scheme I should use. Our client wants to entirely refurbish a school block that is 100 years old.

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Fri Sep 23, 2011, 5:13 pm

Demolition debris / Land-clearing debris

CS-2009 MRc2:Construction Waste Management
posted by  Petra Hajná  on 

What is the difference between these two categories? Demolition debris counts towards waste management and land-clearing doesn't.

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Tue Nov 8, 2011, 8:07 pm

Construction dates of bicycle networks

Pilot-Credits PC13:Bicycle Network, Storage, and Changing Rooms
posted by  Carrie Johansen  on 

It seems like this information may not be readily available for many bicycle networks. Has anyone else had difficulty finding information regarding bicycle network construction dates?

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Mon Nov 7, 2011, 10:16 pm

Building Envelope Requirements for Continuous Insulation

NC-2009 EAc1:Optimize Energy Performance
posted by  Myra Villalobos  on 

We have a project that has structural masonry walls, and interior steel studs. Appendix G requires 7.5 c.i. for our walls, so I have two questions: 1.

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Tue Jul 19, 2011, 7:27 pm

Consider footnoting Table of Required Signatories in LOv3

General forums
posted by  RETIRED   on 

I think Owner Required Signatories is a great addition for many of the prerequisites and credits where it is used. It has been a breath of fresh air to get owners on board with the requirements.

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Absorption Chiller - District Heating

EBOM-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Efficiency Performance
posted by  Ralf Lehmann  on 

In my project there is an absorption chiller supplied by district heating. The building itself is also heated by district heating.

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Tue Jul 5, 2011, 6:47 pm

More LCA Score Questions

Pilot-Credits PC1: Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Building Assemblies and Materials
posted by  Dirk Kestner  on 

Were Laura’s questions from April 7th ever resolved? I just input some data for a new project and am also getting a score over 100.

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How to document glare control w/ prescriptive method?

NC-2009 IEQc8.1:Daylight and Views—Daylight
posted by  Bonnie Chiu  on 

I am documenting all the rooms in the building using the prescriptive method and I've checked the box that says 'the project has incorporated appropriate glare control devices...' in the credit for

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Sat Jul 9, 2011, 4:18 am

Ground-Mounted Solar PV Arrays

NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitat
posted by  J Douglas Dietrich  on 

If there is an open space with (1) a ground-mounted solar PV array and (2)native plantings or adapted vegetation beneath the PV panels and around them so as not to block sunlight, would the area be

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Wed Jul 27, 2011, 9:50 pm

Vendor Letter Sample/Template?

EBOM-2009 MRc2:Sustainable Purchasing—Durable Goods
posted by  Elliot Powers, LEED AP BD+C  on 

I may be mistaken, but I thought I saw in the Doc Toolkit some time ago that there was a template/sample available to send to vendors from whom our client makes purchases, and which would assist in

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Fri Sep 2, 2011, 12:26 pm