When determining the "Area shaded by plant canopy", do you count the entire tree canopy area, or only the area of hardscape that overlaps with the 10-yr tree canopy? I've received conflicting...

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I'm working on a project on a college campus. The project is certifying under LEED v4 BDC. The building will not be owned by the college, but the college has some restrictions/...

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So I am working on a Lab LEED project and majority of the units are sized for lower SA temp in the range of 48-50 F, because of the dehumidification required by the lab. But when I am...

We need a BONDO like product that will be compliant for EQc2. I have found one that is tested with EPA method 24. Is this an acceptable method to meet the 100% content emissions for adhesives and...

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We get a lot of concrete mixes that have reduced carbon footprint, however we're not able to use that for LEED because they dont have EPDs. I was wondering if LEED with accept the...

Have projects used softwares to document the quality views credit? I am looking into a 300k sqft school project and wanted to know whats the best way to document this credit.  

what is the definition of a...

Our project is a park shelter with 150 occupants at peak occupancy over the weekend. Local ordinances do not have a minimum parking requirement. We have not added any new parking as a part of the...

One thing to consider, at least in California, is how to compost both food scrap and plant materials in commercial offices? For example the City of Sunnyvale requires food scrap composting in...

The credit language states that materials which must meet the requirements are "everything within the waterproofing membrane."

The waterproofing membrane itself ( e.g....