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Baseline system efficiency

NC-v4 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
posted by Greenlab on Jul 3, 2019, 2:17 pm

Hello everyone, 

I am modeling a baseline system No. 6 - Packaged...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Jun 12, 2025, 11:58 am

Comprehensive composting in small building office

Pilot-Credits SSpc129: Comprehensive Composting
posted by Belén Valladares López on Jun 12, 2025, 7:02 am

We are pursuing this credit for a small office building under LEED Core & Shell.

One of the requirements for the credit is to " Arrange outreach and education procedure for the...

Nearly-Zero Energy Building (NZEB) standard?

Pilot-Credits INpc164: EU Taxonomy for Climate Change Mitigation
posted by Eric Shamp on Jun 11, 2025, 4:59 pm

Has anyone found a suitable nearly-zero energy building standard for projects located in the US, or specifically in California? I'm inclined to use 2022 Title-24 baseline site EUI, but wondering...

Athletic Fields and Playground turf exempt? what about theatre / assembly spaces that may have turf?

NC-v4 WEp1: Outdoor water use reduction
posted by Lou Niles II on Oct 3, 2019, 6:54 pm

Hello,

has anyone ever had a situation where a you had turf in a space that was not an Athletic Field or Playground but was used for...

Last reply: Joyce Kelly, Jun 11, 2025, 11:22 am

LEED v4.1 Option 2 for LEED v4 compliance Electric vehicles

NC-v4 LTc8: Green vehicles
posted by Erik Heuler on May 7, 2025, 3:34 pm

There are some differences between LEED v4 and v4.1 requirements for Electric Vehicle charging. 

Does anyone know if Option 2 in v4.1 (EV ready infrastructure) can be used as an...

Last reply: Erik Heuler, Jun 11, 2025, 10:17 am

Does Emergency Equipment need to be Included in the Calculations?

NC-v4 EAc6: Enhanced Refrigerant Management
posted by Kristina K on Jun 10, 2025, 5:02 pm

Hello,

Working on a project that has a split system that is used for emergency situations only (i.e., power outages). As the unit will not be used continuously during regular building...

Overall Feedback on Pilot Credit

Pilot-Credits MRpc87: Verified Construction & Demolition Recycling Rates
posted by Kavita Karmarkar on Mar 21, 2024, 5:32 pm

As our project is located in Northern CA, it is not diffidult to achieve this credit as there are many haulers with third-party certified diversion rates (RCI) in the area. They may not be lowest...

Last reply: Kristina Day, Jun 6, 2025, 7:03 pm

MRpc87 Verified C&D Recycling Rates

NC-v4 INc1: Innovation
posted by Kath Williams on Jun 6, 2025, 5:57 pm

This pilot credit was very easy to achieve because the project is in California.  Our hauler held Certification of Recycling Rates issued by the Recycling Certification Institute. Based on the...

HPD: products with same technical charachteristics but different thickness, are considered distincts products (BA13/BA15, BA18)

NC-v4 MRc4: Building product disclosure and optimization - material ingredients
posted by Sara BENLOUBA on Nov 2, 2022, 9:25 am

Hello everybody,

We used on our project plasterboards from the same manufacturer (Saint gobain), which have the same characteristics (acoustics, thermal resistance,) but they are different...

Last reply: Katrina Kashinejad, Jun 5, 2025, 9:01 am

Integrative Analysis of Building Materials- Work Smarter, Not Harder

Pilot-Credits MRpc103: Integrative Analysis of Building Materials
posted by Marina Rullo on Oct 23, 2023, 12:16 pm

This pilot credit is a useful way to both qualitatively and quantitatively examine the human health implications, environmental impacts, and safety impacts of building materials.

We’ve...

Last reply: Elizabeth Bautista, Jun 4, 2025, 12:02 pm