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Overventilation for Stack Effect

NC-v4 EAp2:Minimum energy performance
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I'm working on an energy model for a high-rise project in the Pacific NW that has office and residential, with residential being the top two-thirds of the building.

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Wed May 29, 2019, 3:09 pm

Renewable Energy unable to be commissioned due to delays, can we still submit for LEED review?

NC-2009 EAp1:Fundamental Commissioning of Building Energy Systems
posted by  Rachel Manoguerra  on 

The project I am working on is "complete" and the owner wants to submit for final LEED review.  However, the PV has been delayed and not installed on the project.

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Sat May 25, 2019, 4:37 am

Monitoring-based Cx frequency of analysis and approach clarification

NC-v4 EAc1:Enhanced commissioning
posted by  Kevin Day  on 

LEED reference manual states "MBCx can be accomplished via systems submetering, operational points trending, and real-time analyses, such as fault detection and sequence verification." 

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Sat May 25, 2019, 4:21 am

Onsite Apiary

Pilot-Credits SSpc82:Local food production
posted by  Stephen Ward  on 

Does having an apiary on our campus count towards the amount of area reserved onsite for food production?

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Wed May 6, 2020, 11:33 pm

Calculating landscaping

NC-v4 SSc2:Site development - protect or restore habitat
posted by  Tracy Jordre  on 

My question is related to both the Protect or Restore Habitat and Open Space credits.  In the past I have included the total area of any landscaping bed, not just the area of each plant themse

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Thu May 30, 2019, 12:04 am

Artificial Turf - Considered Hardscape?

NC-2009 SSc7.1:Heat Island Effect—Non-Roof
posted by  Marina Wrensch  on 

I am working on the LEED documentation for SSc7.1 for a softball stadium. The infield is clay and the outfield is artificial turf.

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Fri May 24, 2019, 3:50 pm

Shared walls with another structure in baseline and proposed

NC-v4 EAc2:Optimize energy performance
posted by  Christine McKinley  on 

Hello, 

In my baseline model, can I show shared walls as exposed to exterior and then in my proposed model treat that wall as a partition? 

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Thu May 23, 2019, 10:13 pm

Major renovation to existing building - EQp1 requirements

NC-v4 EQp1:Minimum indoor air quality performance
posted by  Navisa Jain  on 

We have a 6 storey addition to an existing 4-storeyed building. The mechanical systems for the addition are separate from the existing systems.

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Fri May 31, 2019, 8:17 pm

Metering make-up water for geothermal system

NC-v4 WEc4:Water metering
posted by  Daniel Davis  on 

We are installing a meter onto the geothermal well water makeup water (due to evaporation/leakage) – will this count as the additional meter, under process water?

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Thu Jun 27, 2019, 11:28 am