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BES 6001- USGBC approved leadership extraction practice?

NC-v4 MRc3: Building product disclosure and optimization - sourcing of raw materials
posted by Juliana Moreira on Jan 7, 2015, 11:42 am

The credit intent is to reward project teams for selecting products verified to have been extracted or sourced in a responsible manner.

In the UK we have standard BES 6001 to enable...

Last reply: Dave Hubka, Nov 27, 2023, 10:26 am

Equations and calc methods

EBOM-v4.1 EAp3: Energy Performance
posted by Ricardo Filho on Feb 21, 2023, 5:01 am

I am doing some research on LEED v4.1 O+M and I have a number of questions.
I am going to post them here (I know it is a lot) hoping someone knows the answer for a few of them, maybe.

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Last reply: Saba Hajizadeh, Nov 10, 2023, 4:29 pm

Core and Shell- How to define the "regularly occupied space" since the interior layout is not determined yet

NC-v4.1 EQc7: Daylight
posted by IASON BOURNAS on Sep 15, 2021, 9:24 am

Hi,

We are working with a project that is not constructed yet (office building, Core and Shell). The building volume and facades have been decided, but the exact plan layout is not known...

Last reply: Summer Minchew, Nov 2, 2023, 8:27 am

Glycol for anti-freeze

NC-v4 EAc6: Enhanced Refrigerant Management
posted by Lise Dannesboe on Jun 1, 2018, 10:20 am

Hi

In Denmark our chillers are located at the roof, where there in the winter is a risk of freezing. The refrigerant in the cooling units are ammonia.

I have not been able to find...

Last reply: Gustavo De las Heras Izquierdo, Nov 1, 2023, 12:40 pm

Monitoring- Mechanically ventilated spaces

NC-v4 EQp1: Minimum indoor air quality performance
posted by Anna Bortkiewicz on Nov 3, 2022, 6:50 am

Hello, I have a system in a hotel that has a constant air volume system of crca 550 l/s and I am not sure how to correspond to the requierement of LEED: 

  • "For constant-volume systems...

Last reply: Julio Fernandez Amodia, Oct 30, 2023, 3:05 pm

Is alignment with taxonomy a requirement?

Pilot-Credits INpc164: EU Taxonomy for Climate Change Mitigation
posted by Maria Porter on Sep 28, 2023, 5:00 am

Does achieving this Pilot Credit include that a result of alignment according to the taxonomy is mandatory? Or is eligible and not aligned enough? Can one have “No” on half the requirements and...

Encouraging All-Gender restrooms!

Pilot-Credits WEpc147: All-Gender Restrooms
posted by Sara Galar on Apr 29, 2022, 8:27 am

We are happy to see how gender neutral toilets are being supported by USGBC. Maybe it could even develop as a internal policy for bigger companies. 

As our project is a Swedish private...

Last reply: Paloma Arias, Aug 29, 2023, 3:04 am

ASE- Daylight

CS-v4.1 EQc4: Daylight
posted by Ashish Nautiyal on Jul 24, 2023, 12:50 pm

Hello All,

I am working on CS v4.1 Daylisght analysis. Most of the spaces are getting more than 20%...

Last reply: Ashish Nautiyal, Jul 27, 2023, 1:17 pm

Equivalent to Watersense for UK

CI-v4.1 WEp1: Indoor water use reduction
posted by Lidia Johansen on Jul 24, 2023, 6:02 pm

Is there a UK equivalent for WaterSense label please?

Last reply: Dave Hubka, Jul 26, 2023, 9:41 pm

Light Pollution Reduction

EBOM-v4.1 SSc3: Light Pollution Reduction
posted by Catarina Costa Goncalves on Jul 6, 2023, 5:23 am

Following Option1: Do we have any exempted areas/locations on exteior buildings.

Lights on carpark (underground and open space) areas, and for signage purposes are exempted? 

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Last reply: Catarina Costa Goncalves, Jul 13, 2023, 10:36 am