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Multi-building project- installing renewables on only 1 building

CS-v4 EAc5: Renewable energy production
posted by Shannon Oletic on Jul 5, 2023, 2:56 pm

We have a multi industrial building project (3 buildings) registered through a Campus Approach (as opposed to Group approach). Is it acceptable to install the rooftop solar PV system on only one...

Last reply: Shannon Oletic, Mar 20, 2024, 9:55 am

Do we need to included tenant area in renewable energy calculation for CS building?

CS-v4 EAc5: Renewable energy production
posted by Yoyo Shek on Feb 9, 2023, 10:45 pm

Dear All,

We are doing a LEEDv4 CS project and I am not sure whether those tenant controlled areas such as shop and office are required to include in the calculation of %...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Mar 13, 2023, 3:35 pm

RE: v.4 Core & Shell- RECs as Offsite Power

CS-v4 EAc5: Renewable energy production
posted by Yoyo Shek on Feb 9, 2023, 11:06 pm

Hi LEED user, 

We have a C&S project includes retail and office towers with limited space for renewable power generation. 

The utilities company in the area has just launched...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Feb 10, 2023, 3:43 pm

Solar panels outside LEED boundary

CS-v4 EAc5: Renewable energy production
posted by Jefferson Au-Yeung on Jan 14, 2022, 12:20 pm

Hi

My project is a mixed use complex with two towers sitting on top of a seven storey podium. Only the podium would pursue LEED certification. If we place solar panels on top of the two...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Jan 14, 2022, 2:21 pm

Future renewable energy within the leed border

CS-v4 EAc5: Renewable energy production
posted by Instra Ingenieros on Sep 30, 2019, 11:31 am

Hi!

We have a project that the owner want to deliver the LEED documentation at the end of 2019. The project will have an a huge quantity of photovoltaic energy in the roofs of the...

Last reply: Instra Ingenieros, Jun 3, 2020, 9:27 am

Exemplary Performance- available or not available for CS?

CS-v4 EAc5: Renewable energy production
posted by Eva-Maria Schliebs on Oct 14, 2019, 5:17 pm

Hello,

Could you please give me some insight about the exemplary performance credit CS-v4 EAc5 for...

Core and shell building’s energy

CS-v4 EAc5: Renewable energy production
posted by Devendra Chaughule on Jun 27, 2019, 10:34 am

Dear All,

We are doing a LEEDv4 CS project. For applying this credit, we need to engage 50%-100% (1-2 points) of total energy to be addressed by...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Jun 27, 2019, 11:11 am

Definition of "utility service area"

CS-v4 EAc5: Renewable energy production
posted by Helena Larsson on Sep 13, 2017, 9:42 am

Hi,

Can you please provide som insight as to what "utility service area" refers to? Within the city limits or is there another way to define this a bit clearer.

Kind regards

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Last reply: Gail Hampsmire, Feb 12, 2018, 4:16 pm

Renewable Energy Consumption Scope for Core & Shell

CS-v4 EAc5: Renewable energy production
posted by Kristina Pobre on Nov 19, 2017, 10:15 pm

The credit requires to aggregate at least 1% of the project energy consumption based on EAp Min Energy Performance. For C&S, projects do we calculate the 1% of the WHOLE (including tenant...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Nov 20, 2017, 10:26 am

wood that is not waste is eligible?

CS-v4 EAc5: Renewable energy production
posted by Jens Apel on Sep 6, 2017, 5:17 am

I am not quite sure if this is the USGBC's intent, and maybe I'm a nitpicker, but:

-Biofuel "(in some cases)" is eligible, the "some cases" are not further described

-ineligible...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Sep 6, 2017, 12:07 pm