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Flush Out for "During Occupancy" Case of a Major Renovation proj
NC-v4 EQc4:Indoor air quality assessmentposted by Shabari Shaily Gerber on
Our project is an office building undergoing major renovation. The building will remain operational while the renovation is ongoing.
Agricultural land as previously developed land.
ND-v4 SLLp1:Smart locationposted by Kaushaveer Ghoora on
Can we consider land under agricultural use (e.g. surgarcane cultivation) as previously developed land?
A Contradicting Requirement
NC-v4 EQp2:Environmental tobacco smoke controlposted by Tee Howard on
We are currently working on an Airport Project and would like to pursue LEED certification.
ASTM E1903-97 Phase II Environmental Site Assessment - Local Equivalent documentation
NC-2009 SSc3:Brownfield Redevelopmentposted by Adrie Fourie on
We are involved with a project outside of the US that undertook a site assessment as part of a legal requirement to decommission a filling station previously operated on site.
Practical implementation of ASHRAE mandatory lighting controls
NC-v4 EAp2:Minimum energy performanceposted by André Harms on
As we are outside of the USA, ASHRAE 90.1:2010 is a new requirement that came with v4 and our designers have no experience in interpreting and applying the mandatory requirements.
Insulation of Piping Cast into Concrete
NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performanceposted by André Harms on
We are working on a project where a significant amount of the domestic hot water ring feed piping will be cast into the concrete walls, and the designer is querying if these pipes will need to be i
"physical impediments" "valid for remodeled buildings" ???
NC-2009 IEQc5:Indoor Chemical and Pollutant Source Controlposted by Peg Manuel on
Two projects, we've received the following comment: "Note that LEED Interpretation 10098 allows for a portion of the entryway system to be located outside of the building, if covered, but only when
Car Park Ventilation Fan Energy Savings
NC-2009 EAc1:Optimize Energy Performanceposted by Chilufya Lombe on
Hi, on a recent project we were requested to provide evidence that 5 buildings built within the last three years did not have carbon monoxide sensors installed in the basement car parks in order to
Clarification on the use of ACMV system
NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performanceposted by Andrew Xiao Junzhao on
I am currently working on a project in Kenya. The cooling load for the commercial office tower is around 1900RT. This project will attempt for LEED CS and will be targeting Silver rating.
Occupancy sensors: No override switch but with task lighting
NC-2009 IEQc6.1:Controllability of Systems—Lightingposted by André Harms on
Hi, There are several spaces in a project I'm working on that have been designed with an occupancy sensor without an override switch but each individual work station does have controllable (on/off