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Building with similar floors and layout: simulation simplifications
NC-v4 EQc7:Daylightposted by Ricardo Sá on
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Museum additional interior lighting
NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performanceposted by Luis Andrade on
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Determining compliance
NC-2009 SSc6.2:Stormwater Design—Quality Controlposted 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
Baseline HVAC System Type - for laboratories
NC-v4 EAp2:Minimum energy performanceposted 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
Single tenant O&M certification on a multitenant building
NC-v4 MPR2:Must use reasonable LEED boundariesposted 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
Reuse of existing building materials in the building parking lot
NC-v4 MRc1:Building life-cycle impact reductionposted 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.
Baseline heating set-point when no heating system exists
NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performanceposted 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".
LEED v4 rating systems being translated to Portuguese
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!
Option 1: Equipment Efficiency
CI-2009 EAc1.3:Optimize Energy Performance—HVACposted 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.
Minimum HVAC equipment efficiencies
NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performanceposted 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).