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LEED for Homes MidRise and Commercial Condo Space

LEED for Homes (LEED-H) Forum
posted by  Jennifer Preston  on 

First, context: We have been hired to certify a community space in the bottom 2 floors+basement of a 5-6 story Multi-Family MIDRise project.

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Mon Jun 22, 2015, 1:39 pm

PTAC Monitoring

NC-2009 IEQc1:Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring
posted by  Dutchie Grossweiner   on 

In a mixed use building, the residential dwelling units are being provided outdoor air via PTAC systems (apartment size determines the number of PTAC units).

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Mon Oct 24, 2016, 1:41 pm

Updated/clarified primer voc limit

NC-2009 IEQc4.2:Low-Emitting Materials—Paints and Coatings
posted by  Martha Norbeck  on 

Can you please update the FAQ section of LEED-NC v2009, IEQc4.2. The information on primers is out of date per interpretation/addenda #100001805.

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Gerrymandering

Healthcare-v2009 MPR3:Must use a reasonable site boundary
posted by  Kath Williams  on 

Our project preliminary review points toward gerrymandering the LEED project boundary. It is a golf course clubhouse with geothermal pond on an existing putting green and paths.

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Fire Suppression water count as a candidate for Submetering?

CS-v4 WEc4:Water metering
posted by  Jennifer Turchin  on 

Can a fire suppression water line be one of the sub metered uses to meet the intent of this credit?

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Fri Sep 1, 2017, 7:11 pm

Garage/service openings with driveway crossings at sidewalk

Pilot-Credits PC14:Walkable Streets
posted by  Qiongwen Kong  on 

This is in regards to the requirements 6 and 7. 6 - No more than 20% of the street frontage includes garage or service bay openings. Alley access is used instead, if available.

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Credit compliance using AVR as an alternative metric

EBOM-2009 SSc4:Alternative Commuting Transportation
posted by  Zane Lichtneger  on 

I see some formal programs use “average vehicle ridership” (AVR) as an alternate metric. We are active participants with the Go Smart/Go Perks/Triangle Transit/Share The Ride program.

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Fri Sep 25, 2015, 5:59 pm

SSc4.3: "publicly posted at the entrance of the parking area"

NC-2009 SSc4.3:Alternative Transportation—Low-Emitting and Fuel-Efficient Vehicles
posted by  Greengrade User  on 

Our project is a classroom and faculty office building with an occupancy calculated at 89 FTE and 707 peak transients located on an urban college campus .

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Fri Nov 27, 2015, 4:37 am

Increasing Baseline Static Pressure for Sound Regulations

Schools-NC-v4 EAc2:Optimize energy performance
posted by  Keith Lane  on 

We're working on a project where in order to comply with local noise regulation requirements, the Proposed design required indoor air handling equipment with fully ducted exhaust/intake air connect

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Fri Nov 11, 2016, 5:13 pm

Blowout toilets in v4

NC-v4 WEp2:Indoor water use reduction
posted by  Ben Roush  on 

In v2009, you could use 3.6 GPF blowout toilets in institutional uses, but could not show savings for using blowout toilets with lower flow.

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Tue Apr 18, 2017, 2:12 pm