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Are basement walls included in envelope calculations
NC-2009 MRc1.1:Building Reuse—Maintain Existing Walls, Floors and Roofposted by Stacey Olson on
I understand the floor slab of basements is allowed to be included; what about the envelope?
data center equipment not listed in DOE Energy Star categories
CI-2009 EAc1.4:Optimize Energy Performance—Equipment and Appliancesposted by Gail Napell on
Servers are listed on the Energy Star website, but not receivers. Is it safe to assume they are still not Energy Star eligible?
Option 4 - Transit Services Referenced
ND-v2009 NPDc8:Transportation demand managementposted by Sara Zoumbaris on
For this credit under Option 4, there is a requirement to include additional spaces if our project has more than 100 dwelling units/ employees and has a minimum transit service of 60 daily weekday
Mechanical Boundary Differs from Overall Project Boundary
NC-2009 PIf2:Project Summary Detailsposted by John Havenstrite on
I am working on a project where the architectural work includes "facelift" work with no HVAC upgrades in roughly half of the scope.
Master's Research Survey
NC-2009 IEQp1:Minimum IAQ Performanceposted by Vibha Pai on
I am conducting a survey in affiliation with University of Cincinnati for my Master's thesis which would take just 10-15 minutes of your time.
Planned City Bus Stop and Shuttle?
NC-2009 SSc4.1:Alternative Transportation—Public Transportation Accessposted by Cynthia Estrada on
I've seen a few postings but no solid information on whether or not GBCI will accept verified plans for either a shuttle bus and/or a planned additional bus stop to an existing route.
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.
Regularly Occupied Spaces in Convention Centers (LEED NC v2009)
NC-2009 PIf3:Occupant and Usage Dataposted by Megan White on
I want to confirm that Regularly Occupied Spaces in Convention Center projects are still defined as "Regularly occupied spaces are areas where one or more individuals normally spend time (more than
Cafeterias with kiosks,
NC-2009 IEQc6.1:Controllability of Systems—Lightingposted by Aishwarya Balagopal on
We are currently working on a cafeteria project for a campus project. The cafeteria has several food serving kiosks (zones) distributed across the dining floor plan.
Construction waste diversion from the site
CI-v4 MRc6:Construction and demolition waste managementposted by Tracy Backus on
How would packaging, for furniture, be included in this conversation?