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Sustainable Design Lead
CannonDesign
LEEDuser Expert
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Thu Jan 17, 2019, 4:38 pm

Surface reflectance of materials and Interior shades and Blinds

NC-v4 EQc7:Daylight
posted by  Kavita Karmarkar  on 

1. Where can I find the surface reflectance values for some common materials like gypsum boards, ACT ceilings etc. I can't seem to find it listed in the product documents from manufacturers.

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Global Technology Leader of Building Performance
Jacobs
LEEDuser Premium Member
3 thumbs up
Thu Jan 17, 2019, 1:08 am

Homes v4, EA, Home Size, positive and negative points?

Homes-v4 EAp4:Home size
posted by  Gary Wheeler  on 

On the Excel spreadsheet from LEED, there is no space to put either positive or netative points.

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Arch., LEED AP
LEEDuser Basic Member
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Wed Jan 16, 2019, 10:42 pm

Commercial Kitchen equipment commissioning

EBOM-2009 EAc2.1:Existing Building Commissioning—Investigation and Analysis
posted by  Patrick Cellie  on 

I am working with a convention center currently certified Silver in the v2009 EBOM rating system. The owners are monitoring data with the goal to re-certify when the time comes.

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Sustainability Consultant
AECOM
LEEDuser Basic Member
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Wed Jan 16, 2019, 4:09 pm

Enhanced IAQ - EP for 2 strategies under Option 2?

NC-v4 EQc1:Enhanced indoor air quality strategies
posted by  Teresa Stern  on 

We are looking at installing CO2 monitoring at densely occupied spaces. We are also providing a dust collection system monitor and audible alarm at the firing range in a police station.

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Tue Jan 15, 2019, 11:13 pm

Passing FSC credit to the End User

NC-2009 MRc7:Certified Wood
posted by  Bobby White  on 

Our company is working to obtain FSC certification. This is new to us so I'm trying to figure how to pass along the credit percentage.

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Policy and Standards Manager - Chain of Custody
Forest Stewardship Council US
LEEDuser Expert
14 thumbs up
Tue Jan 15, 2019, 9:54 pm

Using Trane Trace for Solar PV Modeling

NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  Bo White  on 

Our building will have on-site (and dedicated campus) solar PV, and we're using Trane's Trace program for our ASHRAE 90.1 energy model.

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Senior Project Engineer
NegaWatt Consulting
LEEDuser Basic Member
5 thumbs up
Mon Jan 14, 2019, 7:30 pm

Waste audit(s) schedule when recertifying a LEED EBOM project

EBOM-2009 MRc6:Solid Waste Management—Waste Stream Audit
posted by  Vanessa Seibert  on 

My client's building obtained the MRc6 (Waste Stream Audit) credit four years ago with our LEED EBOM v2009 certification. We did not receive MRc7 (Waste Mgmt of Ongoing Consumables).

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Project Director
WSP USA
LEEDuser Basic Member
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Sun Jan 13, 2019, 11:02 pm

Existing Building as LCA Baseline

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

One of the four options for creating LCA baselines according to this LEED Interpretation - https://www.usgbc.org/content/100002019 - is to use an existing building, and make modifications necessary

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President
Athena Sustainable Materials Institute
LEEDuser Basic Member
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Fri Jan 11, 2019, 10:14 pm

PI Form 2 Estimated project budget

NC-2009 PIf2:Project Summary Details
posted by  Brian Durgin  on 

Our project consist of multiple buildings on a large site, well our LEED Boundary only includes the main building and surrounding site area.

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Fri Jan 11, 2019, 6:33 pm