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Filtering Water in Cooling Tower Basin opposed to Filtering Makeup Water

NC-v4 WEc3:Cooling tower water use
posted by  Alyssa Faircloth  on 

Our project is an apartment building with retail and utilizes its own chiller plant with cooling towers.

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Vague extraction location distance

NC-2009 MRc5:Regional Materials
posted by  Edgar Arevalo  on 

I have been receiving LEED material forms along with submittal documents for each materials where they provide an exact distance between the manufacturing site and the project site, but when it com

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Bywater Woodworks, Inc.
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Tue Aug 27, 2019, 7:48 pm

polymer foam recycle content

CI-v4 MRc5:Building product disclosure and optimization - material ingredients
posted by  severine secret  on 

What is the pre and post-consumer recycled content of furniture foam? (polymer). Is there an industry standard like MDF or steel?

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Green Commons, LLC
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Tue Aug 27, 2019, 6:20 pm

parking spaces shared with adjacent multi-use complex

Hospitality-NC-v4.1 LTc7:Reduced Parking Footprint
posted by  Gail Napell  on 

We have a LEED NC_Hospitality project that has 15 off-site parking spaces SHARED with an adjacent multi-use complex.  Do all requirements apply to these shared spaces?  thank you!

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European testing methods for US projects

NC-v4 EQc2:Low emitting materials
posted by  Kavita K  on 

Can US projects use products which show compliance with VOC emissions requirement through AgBB (European) testing? Or does it need to be CDPH only. 

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Tue Aug 27, 2019, 9:45 am

FPL OnCall in South Florida

NC-v4 EAc4:Demand response
posted by  Joseph Snider  on 

In South Florida, our local utility, Florida Power & Light (FPL), has a program call Business On Call.  They set it up so they can turn off your A/C for short periods of time..."up to 17.5

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Fri Aug 23, 2019, 8:40 pm

Approved Bicycle Storage

NC-v4 LTc6:Bicycle facilities
posted by  Summer Minchew  on 

I read and understand the USGBC guidance regarding the selection of bike racks, that “Bicycle racks should reflect best practices in design and installation.

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Thu Aug 22, 2019, 3:22 pm

PIf2 Site Characteristics for individual building project on a LEED Campus

Schools-2009 PIf2:Project Summary Details
posted by  Yasha Ogg  on 

I have a project that is getting built in two phases on a LEED Campus. The first phase includes the construction of a new 3-8 grade building.

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How long after a project is completed can credits be submitted?

Healthcare-v4 INc1:Innovation
posted by  Stephanie Kreps  on 

If a new construction project is already registered in LEED online, can the credit submittal process begin after the building has been completed?

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Are Shades 'Furniture and Furnishings'?

CI-v4 EQc2:Low emitting materials
posted by  Julie Hendricks  on 

Motorized  and manual shades (such as Mechoshade) are in Division 12.  Do they count as "stand-alone furniture items" that must be included in low-emitting materials calculations?

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Mon Aug 19, 2019, 3:58 pm