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Enhanced Refrigerant Management - Purchased Cooling Loop
NC-2009 EAc4:Enhanced Refrigerant Managementposted by Vinny Greco on
If a university building is tied in to a campus chilled water distribution, does the campus chiller plant have to be included in the building's refrigerant use?
Option 3 - strategy 2
CI-v4 MRc2:Interiors life-cycle impact reductionposted by Gail Napell on
The credit language reads: Design at least 50% of interior nonstructural walls, ceilings, and floors to be movable or demountable.
Tree grates
CS-2009 SSc7.1:Heat Island Effect—Nonroofposted by sue bryant on
Can the metal grates used where trees are planted in a hardscape count as open paver area [as long as the 50% open grid is achieved]?
insulation thickness versus energy modeling
NC-v4 EAp2:Minimum energy performanceposted by Jennifer Webb on
We are running into a situation where the insulation is slightly under the R38 (R34.8) that is required per ASHRAE 90.1 yet the energy model shows we are over 10% energy efficient.
Third Party Review v4?
NC-v4 EAp2:Minimum energy performanceposted by SBS Department on
Does anyone know if either prereq EA - Minimum Energy Performance, or the Optimize Energy Performance credit need a third party review as it did under the CaGBC's LEED 2009?
Overhead Vegetation
NC-v4 SSc3:Open spaceposted by Katherine Bachman on
I am looking for clarification on what is considered to be 'overhead vegetation.' Per the LEED v4 Reference Guide, "a minimum of 25% of outdoor space must be vegetated or have overhead vegetated c
Air Filter "Dirty Filter" Allowance in Fan Energy Calcs
NC-2009 EAc1:Optimize Energy Performanceposted by Charles Shinneman on
I cannot find where there is any mention about "air filter loading" allowance requirements for fan power calculations.
Where do I upload the response report for Design Final Package ?
NC-2009 IEQc7.2:Thermal Comfort—Verificationposted by Matt Dem on
We, as a team are getting ready to submit our design final submission and prepared a report to respond to each individual comments made by GBCI.
Water Meter
Homes-v4 WEp1:Water meteringposted by Gregory Minott on
My understanding of this credit, is that at a minimum there needs to be a water meter installed to monitor the entire building. It is not required to provide submetering.
Urban setting/city block difficulties
Pilot-Credits PC14:Walkable Streetsposted by Nicholas Bristow on
When completing this pilot credit, it seems that it should give more allowances for buildings that have streets on all four sides (take up an entire city block).