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Determining area of tree canopy shading for calculations

NC-v4 SSc5: Heat Island Reduction
posted by Erica Downs on May 13, 2025, 10:05 am

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...

Last reply: Erica Downs, May 14, 2025, 10:58 am

Specifying LEED Boundary- Existing Parking Lot on College Campus

NC-v4.1 MPR2: Must use reasonable LEED boundaries
posted by Crista Shopis on May 13, 2025, 11:18 am

Hello,

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/...

How to Model Units that are sized for Dehumidification in Labs

NC-v4 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
posted by Rajat Wadhwa on Apr 10, 2025, 2:41 pm

Hi, 

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...

Last reply: Tyler Thumma, May 13, 2025, 10:47 am

Is EPA 24 equivlant to SCAQMD 1168?

NC-v4.1 EQc2: Low-emitting materials
posted by Shawn Keith on May 9, 2025, 12:17 pm

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...

No EPD for Concrete

NC-v4.1 MRc1: Building life-cycle impact reduction
posted by Aishwarya Katta on Apr 1, 2025, 5:50 pm

Hi All, 

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...

Last reply: Chris Flint Chatto, May 8, 2025, 3:27 pm

Calculating Quality Views Credit

NC-v4 EQc8: Quality Views
posted by Divya Shroff on Apr 28, 2021, 7:58 pm

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.  

Last reply: A&L SUSTENTABILIDADE, May 2, 2025, 3:26 pm

bus rapid transit stop

NC-v4 LTc6: Bicycle facilities
posted by Erin Holdenried on Aug 24, 2016, 5:52 pm

what is the definition of a...

Last reply: Yuko Murata, May 1, 2025, 6:55 am

No New parking added at park shelter

NC-v4.1 LTc7: Reduced parking footprint
posted by akshaya bhaskar on Apr 21, 2025, 7:10 pm

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...

food scrap vs compost

Pilot-Credits SSpc129: Comprehensive Composting
posted by Brightworks Sustainability on Aug 29, 2023, 3:44 pm

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...

Last reply: Monica Wilson, Apr 18, 2025, 12:40 am

"Everything within the waterproofing membrane"

NC-v4.1 EQc2: Low-emitting materials
posted by James Keohane on Jun 24, 2020, 12:14 pm

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

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

Last reply: SafeAeon Inc, Apr 14, 2025, 3:22 pm