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Table 7.8 DHW performance requirements for electric instantaneous water heater
NC-v4 EAc2:Optimize energy performanceposted by Kent B on
I see there is "Gas Instantaneous Water Heaters" in Table 7.8, but there is not an "Electric Instantaneous Water Heater" in the table. Is the "Electric Water Heaters" term meant to be generic
Piping Insulation
NC-v4 EQc2:Low-emitting materialsposted by Megan White on
For new construction projects, the Ref Guide excludes insulation around HVAC ducts from the IEQc2 requirements (p.668).
Demand Response for Residential buildings
NC-v4 EAc4:Demand responseposted by Amanda Cunningham on
Has anyone pursued this credit for a multifamily building? I'm assuming the automated demand response would only apply to common areas under the building management's control.
EA Credit: Enhanced Commissioning
CI-v4 EAc1:Enhanced commissioningposted by Lawrence Rennell on
What level of testing is actually required for LEED V4 enhanced commissioning envelope testing?
Diverse approaches
Pilot-Credits EQpc123:Designing with Nature, Biophilic Design for the Indoor Environmentposted by Kath Williams on
This is our fourth project to attempt this credit. A major "lesson learned" is to make sure the intent and requirements are discussed early in concept and SD. This can be an immense hel
Onsite Carbon Sequestration Through Plantings - Pilot credits - SSpc158
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
Surrounding Density and Military Barracks
NC-v4 LTc4:Surrounding density and diverse usesposted 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.
Does Boston's MBTA Silver Line count as Bus Rapid Transit?
NC-v4 LTc5:Access to quality transitposted 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).
Data cabling and carpet quantity difficulty
Pilot-Credits MRpc132:Procurement of Low Carbon Construction Materialsposted by Deb Favaretto on
The language of the Pilot Credit now requires Communications (data cabling).
Infection control resistance to WaterSense fixtures
Healthcare-v4.1 WEp2:Indoor Water Use Reductionposted 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.