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we are modeling the HVAC system for the baseline building of a residential building. Since heating type in the proposed design will be electric, system 2 applies (1 PTHP shall...

hello everyone. In one of our projects we have a piezomentric tower previously used as a process water. The water contained in this tower comes from the first water aquifer (therefore not potable...

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We have to model a retailbuilding in Climate zone 5.

The major retail zones of the project have wetical fenestration of about 1%. At the same time they are provided with...

Currently we are working in a LEED project which we are pursuing this pilot credit of Designing with Nature, and we are wondering if natural stone vertical finishes on main indoor walls could be...

Hashir Usman LEEDuser Basic Member May 5, 2020- 8:18 am Hi Andrea, LEED Guide says ''All runoff from the chosen percentile of precipitation events must be managed such that there is no surface discharge from the site. Techniques include, but are not limited to, infiltration, storage and re-use, bioretention, open-grid pavement, and the reduction of impervious area.'' So, I guess it is to use all those techniques that best mimic the natural hydrological conditions before any development occurred. And I read it in this forum that only storing and reusing the runoff volume does not comply...

I am following v4 and ASHRAE 90.1 - 2016.

I have an Hotel in...

Hello, the reference guide states: "Provide manual or automatic (with manual override) glare-control devices for all regularly occupied spaces".

Is that mandatory for spaces occupied by...

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We are involved on a Data Center LEED project and USGBC requires whole building energy modelling.

Gross cooling capacity SUM (kW) 33.992 with a...

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According to LEED Reference Guide, credit Site Development – Protect or Restore Habitat:

• REQUIREMENTS (pg 163): “projects that achieve a...

Is the ventilation of a unconditioned warehouse considered...