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Sourcing of Raw Materials - Materials Reuse in a Historic Building

NC-v4.1 MRc3:Sourcing of Raw Materials
posted by  Ruth Kurz  on 

Hi all, we are in the process of completely renovating a historic office tower with the aim of achieving a LEED CS Gold certification.

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Bell Architects
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Mon Aug 11, 2025, 8:12 pm

v4.1 MRc3 Sourcing of Raw Materials Reuse Valuation

NC-v4.1 MRc3:Sourcing of Raw Materials
posted by  Laura Long  on 

We are working on a large warehouse addition and plan on reusing the exterior wall of the main warehouse as one of the exterior walls of the new warehouse.  There will be minor penetratio

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Bell Architects
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Integrative Analysis of Building Materials

Pilot-Credits MRpc103:Integrative Analysis of Building Materials
posted by  Chris Lombardo  on 

Our project team pursued this credit and found it easliy achievable given the pursuit of the MRc BPDO (EPD/HPD) credit categories.

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The Sheward Partnership LLC
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Fri Aug 8, 2025, 6:40 pm

v4.1 Renewable energy with v4.0 EAc2 Energy Performance

NC-v4.1 EAc5:Renewable Energy
posted by  Chris Flint Chatto  on 

Just want to make sure its OK to use the v4.1 version of renewable energy credit with a v4.0 project that is using the v4.0 version  of EAc2 Energy Performance. 

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LS3P Associates Ltd.
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Fri Aug 8, 2025, 2:24 pm

Smoking Rules within construction project boundaries

NC-v4 EQc3:Construction indoor air quality management plan
posted by  Marine Petrosyan  on 

Hi, All!

We are currently facing two major questions during the work with the construction project team. 

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HKS, Inc.
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Tue Aug 5, 2025, 4:00 pm

Alternative Calculation Tool (LOTUS-VGBC)

NC-v4.1 WEp1:Outdoor Water Use Reduction
posted by  Timothy Ian Middleton  on 

Hi everyone,

We're currently working on a LEED BD+C project and have a question regarding WEc1: Outdoor Water Use Reduction.

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Outdoor Water Use credit - LEED V4.1

NC-v4.1 WEp1:Outdoor Water Use Reduction
posted by  Maria Farah  on 

In LEED BD+C: New Construction V4.1, the outdoor water use reduction credit (2 points) states that alternative water sources can be used to achieve an additional 30% reduction.

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Thu Jul 31, 2025, 7:07 am

Extensive Green Roof Habitat Area

NC-v4.1 SSc2:Protect or Restore Habitat
posted by  Summer Minchew  on 

LEED Addenda #10231 (https://www.usgbc.org/leedaddenda/10231) effectively stated that extensive roof systems could not count towards SSc5.1 Site Development-Protect or Restore Habitat for v3 -

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Thu Aug 7, 2025, 10:51 am

Any success with this credit yet?

Pilot-Credits INpc113:Informing Design Using Triple Bottom Line Analysis
posted by  Sophie Kerr  on 

Hello,

I've submitted for this pilot credit but haven't received reviewer comments yet, has anyone received comments, what are they?

Sophie

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