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Option 2 Optimization - from what?

NC-v4.1 MRc2:Environmental Product Declarations
posted by  Margaret Montgomery  on 

I think, perhaps foolishly, that we may have some products that can meet this requirement, but can only move forward if I can answer two key questions: 

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Director of Global Market Sustainability
Interface
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Mon Jul 20, 2020, 8:59 pm

The project is the central energy plant

NC-v4.1 WEc3:Optimize Process Water Use
posted by  Stephanie Graham  on 

Our project is a LEED v4/v4.1BD+C new central cooling plant which uses geothermal for cooling on a university campus.  Besides the plant, the building has office areas for the operators o

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Solar Panels

CI-v4 EAc1:Enhanced commissioning
posted by  Alexis Voeltner  on 

Do solar panels that are being installed by the building owner need to be commissioned before the LEED submittal or can the commissioning be done later?

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UL Solutions
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Thu Jul 16, 2020, 3:37 am

Multi Attribute Optimization

NC-v4 MRc2:Building product disclosure and optimization - environmental product declarations
posted by  Vibha Pai  on 

Is there any USGBC approved program which would help projects achieve credit points pursuing the option 2 multi attribute optimization of MR BPDO-EPD? Thanks in advance!

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Ecoimpact Consulting
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Tue Jul 14, 2020, 11:57 pm

Mass Floor vs. Slab below grade for CSv4 - Prescriptive Approach

CS-v4 EAc2:Optimize energy performance
posted by  Kena David   on 

We are pursuing CSv4 for a project and using the prescriptive approach for Optimize Energy Performance.

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Tue Jul 14, 2020, 6:52 pm

Public Project Currently Purchasing REC's for all Electricity for all Building looking to add Natural Gas Carbon Off-sets

NC-v4 EAc7:Green power and carbon offsets
posted by  Summer Gorder  on 

I am working on a few projects for a public agency that purchases REC's for all of their buildings electricity, and they would like to add natural gas.

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Mon Jul 13, 2020, 7:23 pm

Vegetated external shades

CS-v4 EAp2:Minimum energy performance
posted by  Maria Grimm  on 

I am working on a project that is designing external vegetated shades/screens. For local code compliance, we are not allowed to include the vegetated shades in our energy model.

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Fri Jul 10, 2020, 6:10 pm

NC / CS Mix

NC-v4 EAp2:Minimum energy performance
posted by  Maria Grimm  on 

Question regarding a project that is registered as NC. The project is a approximately 70% residential (NC) and 30% core & shell office.

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Fri Jul 10, 2020, 4:54 pm

Supply and Return Fan Tracking OA compliance

NC-v4 EQp1:Minimum indoor air quality performance
posted by  Mike oliva  on 

I feel like I've seen this discussed before on here but I'm not finding it at the moment.  We're wondering if a VAV system serving multiple spaces can use AFMS at fan inlet bell for supply and

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Fri Nov 12, 2021, 4:03 am

Simple buildings with only restroom fixtures and irrigation

NC-v4 WEc4:Water metering
posted by  Susan Di Giulio  on 

I have this question for several university projects: the only water interior use in the buildings is restrooms.

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Zinner Consultants
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Thu Jul 9, 2020, 3:27 pm