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Government-mandated roadway lighting exemption- definition

NC-v4 SSc6: Light Pollution Reduction
posted by Lenka Matějíčková on Aug 24, 2023, 6:51 am

Working on a car manufacturing plant, we would like to explore if roadway lighting within the area of the plant can be extempt from the assesment.

By the local code, the roadway lighting...

Last reply: Lenka Matějíčková, Aug 25, 2023, 7:50 am

Lighting Boundary modification- Railway track

NC-v4 SSc6: Light Pollution Reduction
posted by Lenka Matějíčková on Aug 24, 2023, 6:01 am

We have a major industrial development (car manufacturing plant) project.

There is a railway track going along the north perimeter of the factory. In the LEED manual its being said that:...

Last reply: Lenka Matějíčková, Aug 25, 2023, 7:49 am

Cooling Tower Water Use Testing

Healthcare-v4 WEc3: Cooling tower water use
posted by Julia Manion on Aug 24, 2023, 4:55 pm

Has anyone encountered challenges with a MEP and/or a municipality not testing for SiO2 and found another way to provide the information for the potable water analysis? 

Last reply: Umesh Atre, Aug 24, 2023, 7:02 pm

Modeling System 5 per floor

NC-v4 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
posted by Rajat Wadhwa on Aug 24, 2023, 1:43 pm

Hi I am modeling a building with baseline system as 5 now based on Table G 3.1.1 , it says we need to model 1...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Aug 24, 2023, 4:14 pm

Turf Grass- Yes or No?

CS-v4 SSc3: Open space
posted by Marine Petrosyan on Aug 24, 2023, 2:46 am

Hi, LEED Experts!

I am actually confused. With the requirements for Open Spaces, the guideline says that turf grass is not counted as a vegetated area. Then it says that the outdoor space...

Last reply: Glen Boldt, Aug 24, 2023, 1:02 pm

Warehouse with refrigerated cold stores

Warehouses-NC-v4 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
posted by Vassil Vassilev on Aug 24, 2023, 4:52 am

Greetings,

At the moment we are creating an energy model for a big warehouse, consisting of three floors.
In this warehouse, there are huge areas with cold stores for various...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Aug 24, 2023, 11:45 am

Open-Grid Pavement 50% Unbound? How to Calculate?

CS-v4 SSc5: Heat Island Reduction
posted by Marine Petrosyan on Aug 24, 2023, 6:16 am

Hi, Team!

Can you please help me understand, how the 50% unbound is calculated for the open-grid pavement? 

I know the guideline does not provide the methodology, and I am mostly...

Lighting Zone determination for an industrial project

NC-v4 SSc6: Light Pollution Reduction
posted by Lenka Matějíčková on Aug 18, 2023, 5:33 am

Hi, 

We have a major industrial development, being built on undeveloped land adjacent to a village/small rural town. For the village, LZ-1 is assumed. Now, in the LEEDv4 manual is stated,...

Last reply: Lenka Matějíčková, Aug 24, 2023, 4:16 am

NO MARKED BICYCLE LANES

CS-v4 LTc6: Bicycle facilities
posted by Marine Petrosyan on Aug 22, 2023, 5:01 am

Hi, All!

Our project works to fully comply with the Bicycle Facilities credit. But the whole problem is, that due to the historical infrastructure development specifications, we do not...

Last reply: Marine Petrosyan, Aug 24, 2023, 2:31 am

Do Diverse Uses Still Need to Be Publicly Available?

NC-v4.1 LTc4: Surrounding density and diverse uses
posted by Vanessa Nelson on Aug 10, 2021, 2:37 pm

LEED NC v4.0 says diverse uses need to be available to the public. I don't see that language in the v4.1 reference guide. Was that requirement dropped? I am working on a college campus and am...

Last reply: Dave Hubka, Aug 23, 2023, 9:27 pm