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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

Pilot vs ACP?

Pilot-Credits EApc95: Alternative Energy Performance Metric
posted by on Sep 13, 2024, 5:26 pm

We have a project pursuing the EApc95 as part of its effort to monitor its carbon footprint. When registering the project for the pilot credit, we selected "ACP" (Alternative Compliance Pathway)...

Last reply: Chloe Bendistis, Apr 8, 2025, 8:34 am

Helpful links to complete Site Assessment worksheet

NC-v4.1 SSc1: Site assessment
posted by Micah McLain on Jun 28, 2024, 12:11 pm

Which websites do you all use to complete your Site Assessment worksheets for US-based projects? For instance, I use https://msc.fema.gov/portal/...

Last reply: Emily Purcell, Apr 7, 2025, 2:39 pm

Prescriptive Compliance- Documentation?

CI-v4.1 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
posted by Edgar Arevalo on Oct 3, 2023, 3:00 pm

So how should one pursue the prescriptive method for this prerequisite?  In the sample form, it says to provide documentation demonstrating compliance with ASHRAE 90.1-2016, Sections 5 though 9...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Apr 6, 2025, 2:24 pm

Calculating Baseline Fan Power and CFM?

NC-v4 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
posted by Rajat Wadhwa on Sep 15, 2023, 4:57 pm

community forum, GitHub repository, or knowledge base where users share such scripts or approaches for LEED modeling automation? Also, are there any best practices or common pitfalls to keep in mind when...

Last reply: Anurag Ghosh, Apr 5, 2025, 10:20 am

EPD, option 2- how to know if the EPD contributes?

NC-v4.1 MRc2: Environmental Product Declarations
posted by Amanda Cunningham on Mar 31, 2025, 1:37 pm

Log in or register to post comments Subhashkumar A LEEDuser Basic Member April 5, 2025- 1:05 am Hi Amanda, I’ve attached a conversation from the LEED user forum that includes a list of products which meet the requirements for Option 2 under the LEED v4.1 EPD category. I hope this helps! https://leeduser.buildinggreen.com/forum/mrc2-bpdo-epd-option-2-multi-attribute-optimization https://leeduser.buildinggreen.com/forum/v42-epd-option-2-example Log in or register to post comments ...

Last reply: Subhashkumar A, Apr 5, 2025, 1:05 am

modeling baseline Service Water heater per ASHRAE 90.1 2016 table G3.1.1-2

NC-v4.1 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
posted by John on Feb 3, 2025, 9:09 am

Hi,

I am working on a 6-floor residential building with two non-residential floors. For proposed case, the building uses two water heaters, one is a heat pump, connected to a geothermal...

Last reply: Shun McMillian, Apr 4, 2025, 8:58 am

Building Performance Factors

CS-v4.1 EAc2: Optimize Energy Performance
posted by Michael Brown on Apr 27, 2020, 5:37 pm

Per Table 2.4 Building Performance Factors (BPF) for Complaicne with Standard 90.1-2016, if you have a mixed use building I assume that you would use the weighted averge (based on GSF) of each...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Apr 2, 2025, 5:32 pm

Historical building and Existing building part of connected structure

NC-v4 MRc1: Building life-cycle impact reduction
posted by Edgar Arevalo on Apr 1, 2025, 1:40 pm

I have courthouse project that involves two existing buildings being connected with a newly constructed third building.  Since one of the existing buildings connected to the third one is...

Last reply: Edgar Arevalo, Apr 1, 2025, 1:43 pm