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Credit for minimizing hardscape
NC-v4 SSc5:Heat island reductionposted by Bret Mantyk on
Is there anyway to claim credit for having a lot of vegetated landscapes on a project - which meets the intent of reducing heat islands?
Building reuse, as part of a larger project.
NC-v4 MRc1:Building life-cycle impact reductionposted by Erica Downs on
Our project is reusing a non-historic, un-abandoned building, as part of a much larger project.
Location Limitations
Pilot-Credits SSpc82:Local food productionposted by Kath Williams on
LEED for Schools O&M v4 project. This small rural school borders Yellowstone National Park.
Multiple School Additions and Determining LEED Boundary
Schools-NC-v4 MPR2:Must use reasonable LEED boundariesposted by Stephen Sgro on
We are currently working on a school project that includes four additions to be constructed over several phases.
When to redo the ashrae energy audit for a re-certification.
EBOM-2009 EAp1:Energy Efficiency Best Management Practicesposted by Richard Klein on
When reading through the LEED re-certification guidelines it states that an ASHRAE energy audit must be done once every 5 years, however, it also states that the performance period is between
fallen trees
Pilot-Credits MRpc53:Responsible sourcing of raw materialsposted by Ken Karpowicz on
Not sure in which sub-heading this belongs...I have trees which fell in the last storm. The local woodmill suggests that they be cut to 8' lengths and then milled into boards for future use.
Fixed shading devices
CS-2009 IEQc8.1:Daylight and Views—Daylightposted by Saurabh Shrestha on
Just wanted to confirm, in a Core and Shell project, if there is not any kind of shading device within the scope, then you are not eligible for this credit.
Furniture
CI-v4 EQc2:Low emitting materialsposted by severine secret on
I am working on a project where we are using a lot of custom furniture.
Simultaneous Heating and Cooling
NC-2009 EAc4:Enhanced Refrigerant Managementposted by Andrea Traber on
I have a project with an air-source heat pump that can either do heating, cooling or simultaneous heating and cooling. The heat pump has two refrigerant circuits.
Two logistics hubs
Warehouses-NC-v4 LTc4:Surrounding density and diverse usesposted by Jared Rickman on
My question is regarding whether two logistic hubs can be counted as two of the four possible transportation resources: both an airport and a river port are within 10 miles driving distance of our&