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Source for Table 1 Maximum Parameters

NC-v4 WEc3:Cooling tower water use
posted by  Nathan Gauthier  on 

Does anybody know where USGBC / WE TAG came up with Table 1? I've not been able to find it anywhere, except where it is referenced as coming from LEED.

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Mon Aug 16, 2021, 12:34 pm

White Box Condominium Spaces

NC-2009 PIf3:Occupant and Usage Data
posted by  Kevin Mowatt  on 

For the purposes of defining the regularly occupied GSF and related credits under IEQ, we are trying to determine how allocate several condo units that will remain as a "white box" for our LEED sub

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Fri Aug 13, 2021, 2:34 am

Do toilet rooms count as non-regularly occupied spaces?

Pilot-Credits EQpc116:Daylight in nonregularly occupied spaces
posted by  Kristian Kicinski  on 

We are considering this credit for a large high school. We have some large toilet room areas and are wondering if these fall into the "non-regularly occupied" or "unoccupied category".

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Wed Aug 11, 2021, 11:31 pm

Flushing Out a Hockey Rink

NC-v4 EQc4:Indoor air quality assessment
posted by  Cynthia Kaplan  on 

My project is a new construction hockey arena pursuing Option 1, Path 1 for the flush out. The thing is, we have ice. Ambient temperatures will not be above 60 degrees. 

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Fri Aug 13, 2021, 2:41 am

ASHRAE 90.1 - 2016 Mandatory Requirements, Submetering

NC-v4.1 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  Parker Hall  on 

Can you please check my logic and confirm if submetering is required on all LEED v4.1 BD+C projects?

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Wed Aug 11, 2021, 1:30 pm
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Low-Emitting Materials Calculator - Category Quantifying Option(s)

NC-v4.1 EQc2:Low-Emitting Materials
posted by  Catherine Blakemore  on 

For each Category do all product need to be quantified the same way way....meaning if Volume or Surface Area are an option, do all products need to be quantified by volume for example or can both v

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Mon Aug 9, 2021, 6:15 pm

ASHRAE 55, patient rooms, and metabolic rates

Healthcare-v4 EQc5:Thermal comfort
posted by  Jim Nicolow  on 

Our HVAC engineer indicated that ASHRAE 55 cannot be met on a healthcare project because it is not applicable for metabolic rates below 1.0.  Isolation room and ICU patients could be sleeping

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How to exempt Athletic Fields?

NC-v4.1 SSc2:Protect or Restore Habitat
posted by  Kristian Kicinski  on 

Has there been any guidance posted on exactly how to measure athletic fields per this language: "Dedicated athletic fields that are solely for athletic uses are exempted from counting toward the to

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Athena Structural Takeoff

NC-v4.1 MRc1:Building Life-Cycle Impact Reduction
posted by  Monica Verastegui  on 

I am doing LCA analysis for LEED by Athena. the building is modeled in Revit and I am getting the takeoffs from the model. My question is regarding columns and beams calculation.

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