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Do water features need to be included in calculations?

NC-v4 WEp1:Outdoor water use reduction
posted by  Cindy Quinn  on 

I have a project that will have a water feature which will be a splash pad during most of the year and an ice rink for 6 weeks in the winter.  How do I account for this in the Outdoor Water Us

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Tue Mar 5, 2019, 9:47 pm

Unfinished Tenant Spaces

NC-v4 EQc8:Quality views
posted by  James Keohane  on 

Working on a NC v4 project that has unfinished spaces with no ceilings or HVAC.  The exterior glazing and building envelop is complete.  To put this into perspective about 85% of the

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HKS, Inc.
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Thu Feb 28, 2019, 7:57 pm

Exterior Noise

Schools-NC-v4 EQp3:Minimum acoustic performance
posted by  Marcus Sheffer  on 

Regarding the exterior noise requirements - are projects required to implement acoustical solutions to exterior noise in accordance with ANSI Standard S12.60–2010?

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Thu Feb 28, 2019, 5:21 pm

Construction Waste Management Core and Shell and Tenant Upfit Spaces

CS-v4 MRc5:Construction and demolition waste management
posted by  Summer Minchew  on 

Can a Core and Shell project include tenant construction debris in overall CWM calculations? Often tenant construction is concurrent with core and shell construction.

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Vermont House of Representatives
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Tue Feb 26, 2019, 6:22 am

Points for being in a LEED certified base building

CI-v4 MPR1:Must be in a permanent location on existing land
posted by  Dee Spiro  on 

Hi all - I seem to remember seeing something recently about LEED v4 (or v4.1) ID+C projects again being eligible for points for locating in a LEED certified base building (harkening back to the day

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Mon Feb 25, 2019, 4:02 pm

Modeling Microturbines in EnergyPro

NC-v4 EAc2:Optimize energy performance
posted by  Joel Embury  on 

I'm working on a 5 story hotel in San Jose, Ca.  The project is considering adding Microturbines.  Has anyone modeled these in EnergyPro?  If so, are they modeled in a similar manner

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Thu Feb 21, 2019, 10:22 pm

DOAS & VRF for LEED in EnergyPro

NC-v4 EAc2:Optimize energy performance
posted by  Joel Embury  on 

I’ve been working on a LEED project with VRF & DOAS in San Jose, CA.  For the LEED Energy Model, EnergySoft suggested attaching the DOAS to 10 sq. ft.

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Fri Mar 8, 2019, 5:02 pm
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Wed Feb 20, 2019, 6:01 pm