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Onsite Carbon Sequestration Through Plantings - Pilot credits - SSpc158

LEED v4.1 Discussion Forum
posted by  Evan Constant  on 

Option 1 for the Onsite Carbon Sequestration Through Plantings pilot credit requires showing the amount of CO2 sequestered by all trees and shrubs on the proposed site is at a minimum a 10% in

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Fri Sep 20, 2024, 2:03 pm

Surrounding Density and Military Barracks

NC-v4 LTc4:Surrounding density and diverse uses
posted by  Anthony Taibi  on 

the dwelling unit factor is determined by the zoning- correct?

what is the zoning for military bases?  we work on barracks.

 

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Sustainability Manager and Architect
Pope Design Group
LEEDuser Basic Member
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Fri Nov 18, 2022, 9:47 pm

Does Boston's MBTA Silver Line count as Bus Rapid Transit?

NC-v4 LTc5:Access to quality transit
posted by  Eric Dammeyer  on 

Our team is working on a project in Boston located near the MBTA Silver Line (0.46 miles from the Silver Line Way stop).

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Data cabling and carpet quantity difficulty

Pilot-Credits MRpc132:Procurement of Low Carbon Construction Materials
posted by  Deb Favaretto  on 

The language of the Pilot Credit now requires Communications (data cabling). 

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Fri Aug 30, 2024, 6:21 pm

Infection control resistance to WaterSense fixtures

Healthcare-v4.1 WEp2:Indoor Water Use Reduction
posted by  Margaret Montgomery  on 

Has anyone run into a challenge with patient room faucets? We seem to have an infection control team that won't allow less than the 2.2 gpm flow rate, which is not WaterSense compliant.

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Fri Nov 11, 2022, 8:32 pm

Preferred Parking for Electric Vehicles

NC-v4.1 LTc8:Electric Vehicles
posted by  Catherine Blakemore  on 

Do the electric vehicle parking spaces need to be located within a certain distance of the building entrance?  If yes, what is maximum allowable distance and is this distance a radial distance

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Mon Nov 7, 2022, 2:36 pm

Using LEED Min IAQ Performance Calculator for LEED-HC v4

Healthcare-v4 EQp1:Minimum indoor air quality performance
posted by  Mark Benson  on 

The new USGBC-provided "Minimum IAQ Performance Calculator" appears to be applicable to LEED 2009 and LEED v4 projects in that it includes calculations for ASHRAE 62.1-2007 and 2010.

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Wed Nov 2, 2022, 10:09 pm

Will a TSCA Title VI Certification Provide Credit for LEED Points?

NC-v4.1 EQc2:Low-Emitting Materials
posted by  Angela Rogers  on 

I have a project looking to get LEED credit for kitchen casework. The boxes will be made of melamine-faced particleboard and the doors made of MDF. 

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Sustainability Consultant
Steven Winter Associates
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Wed Nov 2, 2022, 2:04 am

Performance Periods in LEED-EBOM: Rules to Follow--Do these apply to EBOM 4.1?

Performance Periods in LEED-EBOM: Rules to Follow
posted by  Brian Salazar  on 

Hi.  We’re working on a LEED EBOM 4.1 project, and I’m trying to understand whether the performance period rules are different for LEED 4.1 than for 4.0.  We took a first pass through the

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UL Solutions
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Tue Nov 1, 2022, 3:50 pm