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[Boston opportunity] Sustainable Green Tech interns available!
posted by Jennifer Taranto on
For those of you that attended Greenbuild this year you may have heard about the Legacy project taken on by the USGBCMA Chapter.
Eye Height above 42" for Standing Desks?
CI-2009 IEQc8.2:Daylight and Views—Views for Seated Spacesposted by Annalise Reichert on
I am working on a project that plans to install cubicles with partition heights approximately 5 feet high, likely blocking views from seated height of 42" aff.
MBCx Duration
CI-v4 EAc1:Enhanced commissioningposted by David Edenburn on
The LEED text only discusses what must be done in the first year. Is there any specific term that the MBCx must be done? In other Cx schemes they require two years, life of building, etc.
Recycling not provided for building
CI-v4 MRp1:Storage and collection of recyclablesposted by Katherine Roth on
Requirements state, "Provide dedicated areas accessible to waste haulers and building occupants for the collection and storage of recyclable materials for the entire building." To meet the prerequi
Stacy Smedley Personal Introduction
posted by Stacy Smedley on
Hello All - It is so wonderful to virtually meet everyone and read through introductions.
No roof deck?
NC-2009 MRc1.1:Building Reuse—Maintain Existing Walls, Floors and Roofposted by Michelle Bombeck on
On our project, there is no deck, just purlins, insulation and metal roof panels. We'll be reusing the roof and the purlins and likely replacing the insulation.
Fundamental refrigerant management for a "District Energy System"
CI-v4 EAp3:Fundamental refrigerant managementposted by Ralph Bicknese on
To be clear, does the upstream equipment in a District Energy System need to be considered for the prerequisite or only for the enhanced refrigerant management credit? Based on the "project t
Tracking Waste for Commercial Interiors Project in a Building Still Under Construction
CI-v4 MRp2:Construction and demolition waste management planningposted by Loretta Maine on
Our LEED project is a Commercial Interior that is in a new building that is still under construction.
Utility Bills for REC Green Power Calculations...
NC-2009 EAc6:Green powerposted by Rick Alfandre on
The link below, fromLEEDuser, indicates that if you can use actual utility bills x 50% x 2 yrs to calculate the required quantity of RECs as opposed to the EAc1 energy model design consumption x 35
Baseline LPD for Multifamily Residential Dwelling Unit
NC-v4 EAp2:Minimum energy performanceposted by Gopinath Vasu on
Hi All, Kindly clarify baseline LPD to be used for multi-family residential spaces (living room, bed room, kitchen, rest room, etc) as per ASHRAE 90.1-2010.