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Standard flush fixtures automatically gives credit in my county

Pilot-Credits WEpc10:Sustainable wastewater management
posted by  Maria Porter  on 

I just wanted to hear thoughts about the fact that our standard flush fixtures reduce water usage by 56 %, without us doing anything.

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Wed Feb 6, 2013, 9:55 am

Safe pedestrian access to the building please!

Pilot-Credits PC14:Walkable Streets
posted by  Maria Porter  on 

I would like to see this credit evolve to include pedestrian access to the building. Most cities in my country are very pedestrian oriented and can comply with this credit´s requirements.

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Fri Jun 1, 2012, 11:18 pm

Daylight simulation for office building

CS-2009 IEQc8.1:Daylight and Views—Daylight
posted by  Lucie Cervena  on 

LEED reference guide said that in Option 1 compliance should be demonstrated through computer simulation of all regularly occupied spaces.

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Thu May 31, 2012, 1:35 pm

Urinals are not everywhere

NC-2009 WEp1:Water Use Reduction—20% Reduction
posted by  Tatjana Ernst  on 

Hi Everyone, we have a building which has 37 dual flush for men and 8 Urinals, the Urinals are not in every toilet room (for example there are no urinals in the basement), there will be only one

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Thu May 31, 2012, 1:06 pm

PIF#4: Project floor plans and sensitive information

General forums
posted by  Gail Vittori  on 

Has anyone had experience working on a project where floor plans contain sensitive information and the owner has requested certain details be redacted for security reasons?

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Thu Jun 7, 2012, 1:06 am

Proposed Building Envelope Assembly Thermal Properties

CS-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  TOMAS URIBE  on 

How do I calculate the U-factor for the construction assembly (e.g walls) according to ASHRAE 90.1-2007 Appendix A if one or some of the construction layers properties are not specified in the ment

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Thu May 31, 2012, 6:50 pm

New Bus Routes, not yet operational

NC-2009 SSc4.1:Alternative Transportation—Public Transportation Access
posted by  Douglas Ross  on 

In the Design Submittal, I uploaded a letter from the local transit authority that two bus routes were planned and funded; however, they were not operational because the employees had not moved to

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Tue Jun 12, 2012, 11:27 pm

Ds Narrative

CI-2009 IEQp1:Minimum IAQ Performance
posted by  Bob Baker  on 

I am new to the ASHRAE MZ62 calculator and I am not clear on how to write the narrative regarding : Ds - If not all zones are entered, provide a description of how the system Ds value was calculate

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ASHRAE 90-1 and swimming pools

NC-2009 EAc1:Optimize Energy Performance
posted by  Stéphane Paris  on 

Hi all, I am currently working on a large project including an aquatic center. We plan to use geothermal energy to cover around 90% of the heat required for pool heating.

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Fri Jun 1, 2012, 1:42 pm

SHGC for the whole window or just glass?

CS-2009 EAc1:Optimize Energy Performance
posted by  Marco Abdallah  on 

Hi, i am working on a WBS according to App. G. Regarding the fenestration of the baseline building the ASHRAE states an SHGC of 0.4 (climate zone 5).

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Fri Jun 1, 2012, 1:54 pm