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Food Service Hand Wash Sinks

NC-2009 WEp1: Water Use Reduction
posted by Erica Downs on Sep 30, 2010, 9:57 am

Does anyone know how many times per day food service workers (i.e., in a university dining hall) wash -- or are supposed to wash -- their hands? I have no idea, but I'm guessing it should be in...

Last reply: Erica Downs, Mar 16, 2011, 3:35 pm

Wood as thermal barrier

NC-2009 EAc1: Optimize Energy Performance
posted by javier bolanos zeledon on Mar 15, 2011, 8:39 am

Is it valid to use 1"...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Mar 16, 2011, 3:24 pm

Showers

NC-2009 WEp1: Water Use Reduction
posted by sara theodore on Sep 30, 2010, 3:51 pm

In a school locker room, I have 1 accessible shower stall and 2 non-accessible showers. It just so happens that the accessible shower head is 1.5 gpm and the non-accessible shower head is 1.6 gpm...

Last reply: Erica Downs, Mar 16, 2011, 3:24 pm

Major renovation

NC-2009 EAc1: Optimize Energy Performance
posted by javier bolanos zeledon on Mar 16, 2011, 7:02 am

This is a major renovation of an old office building. The new building will use structural walls and metal roof of previos building. That building had no insulation on roof, it was just a metal...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Mar 16, 2011, 3:13 pm

IT ROOM LOADS

NC-2009 EAc1: Optimize Energy Performance
posted by javier bolanos zeledon on Mar 14, 2011, 5:31 pm

In an IT room there are envelope loads and equipment loads due to HVAC needed to cool the space. Also the electric load due to the IT equipment running. It is clear to me that this last one is a...

Last reply: javier bolanos zeledon, Mar 16, 2011, 2:35 pm

How to model slab-on-grade floor in simulation program

NC-2009 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
posted by lin wang on Mar 15, 2011, 11:38 pm

As ASHREA90.1-2007 shown,the slab-on-grade floor of baseline building shoud be modeled by the parameter of F-factor.But the parameter to model slab-on-grade floor in program eQuest is...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Mar 16, 2011, 1:59 pm

Reference evapotranspiration rate ET0

NC-2009 WEc1: Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by Werner Sobek on Mar 7, 2011, 1:58 am

We have a project located in Istanbul, Turkey. In order to calculate the water consumption for landscaping, we have been looking for the value of the...

Last reply: Gabriela Hernández Castillo, Mar 16, 2011, 12:48 pm

Guidelines on Construction waste Handling

NC-2009 MRc2: Construction Waste Management
posted by Amgad Khattab on Mar 16, 2011, 4:11 am

Hi, I’m currently working on a LEED project in Egypt. Waste handling is a new subject for us and I need some guidelines on the following:
1. Approximate area needed for waste collection/...

Last reply: Valerie Walsh, Mar 16, 2011, 12:30 pm

LEED for NC or LEED for Homes?

LEED Rating System Selection
posted by Jennifer Marston on Jan 10, 2011, 2:50 pm

Hello,
My question is also about the rating system selection. We are considering LEED certification for a new construction project that will consist of 3 commercial retail spaces on the...

Last reply: Ted Bardacke, Mar 16, 2011, 12:24 pm

eligibility for projects with no HVAC in scope

CI-2009 EAc1.3: Optimize energy performance - HVAC
posted by Victoria Lockhart on Sep 28, 2010, 11:39 am

in the summary at the top of this page it states:
"If there are no HVAC components within the project scope, the project is not eligible for the credit."

Do project teams not have...

Last reply: Christine Beaton, Mar 16, 2011, 11:03 am