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Credit for minimizing hardscape

NC-v4 SSc5:Heat island reduction
posted 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?

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Wed Mar 28, 2018, 3:30 pm

Building reuse, as part of a larger project.

NC-v4 MRc1:Building life-cycle impact reduction
posted by  Erica Downs  on 

Our project is reusing a non-historic, un-abandoned building, as part of a much larger project.

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Wed Mar 28, 2018, 12:41 am

Location Limitations

Pilot-Credits SSpc82:Local food production
posted by  Kath Williams  on 

LEED for Schools O&M v4 project.  This small rural school borders Yellowstone National Park.

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Multiple School Additions and Determining LEED Boundary

Schools-NC-v4 MPR2:Must use reasonable LEED boundaries
posted by  Stephen Sgro  on 

We are currently working on a school project that includes four additions to be constructed over several phases.

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Mon Mar 26, 2018, 9:29 pm

When to redo the ashrae energy audit for a re-certification.

EBOM-2009 EAp1:Energy Efficiency Best Management Practices
posted 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

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Mon Mar 26, 2018, 9:10 pm

fallen trees

Pilot-Credits MRpc53:Responsible sourcing of raw materials
posted 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.

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Tue Mar 27, 2018, 7:58 pm

Fixed shading devices

CS-2009 IEQc8.1:Daylight and Views—Daylight
posted 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.

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Mon Mar 26, 2018, 1:09 pm

Furniture

CI-v4 EQc2:Low emitting materials
posted by  severine secret  on 

I am working on a project where we are using a lot of custom furniture.

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Fri Mar 23, 2018, 6:36 pm

Simultaneous Heating and Cooling

NC-2009 EAc4:Enhanced Refrigerant Management
posted 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.

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Fri Mar 23, 2018, 4:30 pm

Two logistics hubs

Warehouses-NC-v4 LTc4:Surrounding density and diverse uses
posted 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&

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Fri Mar 23, 2018, 7:26 pm