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Software's for International Use
NC-v4 MRc1:Building life-cycle impact reductionposted by Aqrab Ali Rana on
Kindly advise on software which can be used in Pakistan, their cost and complexity of use.
Site calculations for single building part of a larger complex
NC-v4 SSc2:Site development - protect or restore habitatposted by MICHAEL LOPEZ on
We have a five-acre site with multiple buildings. However, we are pursuing certification for only one of the buildings. Does the entire site have to meet the prerequisite?
Energy Modeling Necessity
NC-v4 EAp2:Minimum energy performanceposted by Nandana Kumar on
We have a project space where the built up area is 2 lakh sqft out of which the conditioned space is 1000 sqft. Is energy modeling necessary in this scenario?
wood that is not waste is eligible?
CS-v4 EAc5:Renewable energy productionposted by Jens Apel on
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
EA-p2: EnergyStar TargetFinder Score
CI-v4 EAp2:Minimum energy performanceposted by Nikhilesh Srinivasan on
My project is an office tenant fitout (1 floor in a high-rise building).
preferred parking in non public parking areas
CS-v4 LTc7:Reduced parking footprintposted by Jens Apel on
In this project there is only a very limited number of parking spaces (44 for >10.000m² office space).
Car Park Ventilation
CS-2009 EAc1:Optimize Energy Performanceposted by Ciaran McCabe on
In relation to car park ventilation that will only operate in the event of high carbon monoxide i.e under normal circumstances will be off.
How greenfield area is calculated? Excluding wetland/Buffer area?
NC-v4 SSc2:Site development - protect or restore habitatposted by John Zhang on
I have a project, under the current condition, say there are 20% building, 50% of pavement for road and parking, and only 25% left for open space (greenfield) and 5% for wetland (excluding from gre
Practical implementation of ASHRAE mandatory lighting controls
NC-v4 EAp2:Minimum energy performanceposted by André Harms on
As we are outside of the USA, ASHRAE 90.1:2010 is a new requirement that came with v4 and our designers have no experience in interpreting and applying the mandatory requirements.