Post a question or comment
Location Filters
Filter by location
Forum
Topic
Replies
Recent
2
LEED Fellow
7group / Energy Opportunities
LEEDuser Expert
4454 thumbs up
Fri Sep 15, 2017, 4:26 pm

Determining compliance

NC-2009 SSc6.2:Stormwater Design—Quality Control
posted by  Tiago e Silva  on 

I’m working on a Project in Portugal, which consists in a 13.400m2 site, with 6000m2 rooftop (harvests rain), 2500m2 green roof, 2735m2 of gardens, 306 m2 of planters and 1840m2 of impermeable pave

1
Tue Mar 29, 2011, 9:07 pm

Baseline HVAC System Type - for laboratories

NC-v4 EAp2:Minimum energy performance
posted by  Carol SR  on 

Hello! I am constructing a building model which spaces are half offices, half laboratories. The HVAC system chosen is system 5 (packaged VAV with reheat) for all building, since it is considered a

1
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 3:51 pm

Single tenant O&M certification on a multitenant building

NC-v4 MPR2:Must use reasonable LEED boundaries
posted by  Ricardo Sá  on 

LEED O&M 2009 reference guide stated (page xxii) that "certification applies only to whole buildings" and that "the project of a multitenant building must involve at least 90% of the total gros

1
Thu May 26, 2016, 6:34 pm

Reuse of existing building materials in the building parking lot

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

Hi. In option 3 of this credit “Building and Material Reuse” we must reuse or salvage building materials from off site or on site as a percentage of the surface area.

1
Tue Oct 11, 2016, 4:13 am

Baseline heating set-point when no heating system exists

NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  Ricardo Sá  on 

According to ASHRAE 90.1 (2007) Table G3.1 - 10 c, "where no heating systems exist, HVAC system shall be assumed to be electric".

1
Fri Apr 17, 2015, 1:45 pm

LEED v4 rating systems being translated to Portuguese

General forums
posted by  Tristan Roberts  on 

USGBC is translating the LEED v4 rating systems to Chinese, Portuguese, and Spanish, and they passed us an advance copy to get your feedback!

0

Option 1: Equipment Efficiency

CI-2009 EAc1.3:Optimize Energy Performance—HVAC
posted by  Ricardo Sá  on 

Hi, I have several compact rooftop units serving a big sales area. However, only 80% of them is actually new equipment that meet the credit's criteria.

1
Tue Mar 21, 2017, 2:36 pm

Minimum HVAC equipment efficiencies

NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  Ricardo Sá  on 

The project seeking LEED certification includes air-to-water heat pumps (4-pipe), that are able to produce hot and chilled water (simultaneously or separetly).

1
Wed Aug 31, 2016, 7:28 pm