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Reviewers are not paying attention

NC-v4 SSc6:Light pollution reduction
posted by  Bill Swanson  on 

Just got the review comments back on a project.

For Uplight, Option #1 was selected.  BUG rating of fixtures was provided.

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Sustainability Director, Certifications & Compliance
Jacobs
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Mon Jan 22, 2018, 3:46 pm

Community choice aggregation (CCA) programs?

NC-v4 EAc5:Renewable energy production
posted by  Kristen Magnuson  on 

San Francisco's Public Utility Commission offers a currently-optional program called Clean Power SF. Electricity for the program is supplied by local renewable sources.

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Fri Jan 19, 2018, 10:36 pm

Average Weekend Trips

NC-v4 LTc5:Access to quality transit
posted by  Brendan Isard  on 

We have a project which a bus line provides (15) trips on a Saturday and (11) trips on a Sunday, with an average of (13) trips between the (2) days.  The credit language states that an average

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Fri Jan 19, 2018, 5:01 pm

Recycling not provided for building

CI-v4 MRp1:Storage and collection of recyclables
posted by  Katherine Roth  on 

Requirements state, "Provide dedicated areas accessible to waste haulers and building occupants for the collection and storage of recyclable materials for the entire building." To meet the prerequi

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Wed May 9, 2018, 8:40 pm

No roof deck?

NC-2009 MRc1.1:Building Reuse—Maintain Existing Walls, Floors and Roof
posted by  Michelle Bombeck  on 

On our project, there is no deck, just purlins, insulation and metal roof panels. We'll be reusing the roof and the purlins and likely replacing the insulation.

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Tracking Waste for Commercial Interiors Project in a Building Still Under Construction

CI-v4 MRp2:Construction and demolition waste management planning
posted by  Loretta Maine  on 

Our LEED project is a Commercial Interior that is in a new building that is still under construction.

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Sat Jan 20, 2018, 7:27 pm

Utility Bills for REC Green Power Calculations...

NC-2009 EAc6:Green power
posted by  Rick Alfandre  on 

The link below, fromLEEDuser, indicates that if you can use actual utility bills x 50% x 2 yrs to calculate the required quantity of RECs as opposed to the EAc1 energy model design consumption x 35

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7group / Energy Opportunities
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Thu Jan 18, 2018, 3:48 pm

Amtrak and Megabus

NC-v4 LTc5:Access to quality transit
posted by  Sara Zoumbaris  on 

Our project is shy of the second weekend trip threshold (108) by 1-ride. We are within walking distance of Amtrak, which has regularly scheduled pickups at our location twice a day.

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Tue Jan 16, 2018, 6:37 pm

Existing building curtainwall reduced glazing %

NC-v4 EAp2:Minimum energy performance
posted by  Wade Cooper  on 

I have an existing envelope that is a complete curtain wall assembly that is to be replaced.  The overall WWR for the building is over 70% currently and is being removed and redesigned to

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7group / Energy Opportunities
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Tue Jan 16, 2018, 4:06 pm

Gross area v. net area in PI Form 3 and IEQ8.1

NC-2009 PIf3:Occupant and Usage Data
posted by  James Bell  on 

PI Form 3 requires gross area of Occupied Space.

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Ecoimpact Consulting
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Mon Jan 15, 2018, 10:20 am