LEEDuser has gotten word that USGBC has extende the third public comment period for LEED 2012 to March 27th. So, keep on commenting!

Has anyone else checked the math on the MR Construction Demolition Waste credit?

This week I have had two projects returned to me from the preliminary construction review with the same comment. I have never seen this comment before and am a little perplexed.

I corresponded with our audio designers (Fred/Richard) and here is a summary of their comments. Since I submitted my comment already, I was not able to add their thoughts to the public comment.

There appears to be four options worth a total of two points.

This credit is worth 2 points. According to the draft, you get 2 points for having two or more subsystems submetered, however if you only have one subsystem submetered, you get 0 points.

According to the draft, it appears that the commissioning investigation credit now requires both a Level II Audit and commissioning, as opposed to one or the other like the previous version.

Based on the way this credit appears in the draft, you get one point for having the 10 feet of matting, and then an additional point if you have either 1) MERV-13 filtration in place, 2) Carbon Dio

Where do parking lot coatings come in?

Hello, Our building is pursuing for LEED EBOM 2009 vertification and we procure all of our electricity (no natural gas or other fuel type is consumed in our building) from a renewable energy provid