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If there is no new equipment/appliances

CI-2009 EAc1.4:Optimize Energy Performance—Equipment and Appliances
posted by  Seung Shin Na  on 

I'm working on LEED CI project. I have asked client to list up the newly purchase equipment/appliances, but they have plan to use current ones after moving to new site.

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Tue Jul 10, 2012, 5:33 pm

AC occupancy VS Default Occupancy

CS-2009 SSc4.2:Alternative Transportation—Bicycle Storage and Changing Rooms
posted by  Esteban Martinez  on 

Is it mandatory to use the occupancy determined by the Air Conditioning Design (if available) instead of the Default Occupancy stablished at CS appendix 1?

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Mon Jul 2, 2012, 8:01 pm

Treatment plant outside the LEED Boundary

CS-2009 WEc2:Innovative Wastewater Technologies
posted by  Gabriela Hernández Castillo  on 

We have a treatment plant that will treat to tertiary standar 100% of our wastewater. This treatment plant has two situations: 1. It will treat other buildings too 2.

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Sat Jun 30, 2012, 10:18 pm

Offsite and Onsite Inquiry

EBOM-2009 SSc5:Site Development—Protect or Restore Open Habitat
posted by  Alfred Rosales  on 

Hi, Need your suggestion and expertise on this inquiry? We do have a land which we manage and maintain, this land is covered with native vegetation and is not within the project LEED boundary.

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Sun Jul 1, 2012, 9:46 pm

Recycled materials

NC-2009 MRc7:Certified Wood
posted by  Albert Sagrera  on 

The recycled materials that are not counted in this credit, how to become certified? with the own label FSC or with a specific certificate? Thanks.

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Fri Jul 13, 2012, 10:10 pm

Zoning

NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  Francesco Passerini  on 

“USER’S MANUAL TO ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA STANDARD 90.1-2007” says: “An HVAC zone is physically determined by the design of the HVAC system.

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Mon Jul 2, 2012, 3:31 pm

Continuous Insulation

CS-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  Tony Schafer  on 

I am trying to use Table A3.3 to determine the overall wall assembly U-factor. My question is, what materials can be included in the continuous insulation rated R-value that I use?

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Thu Jul 26, 2012, 3:41 pm

Invoices for Non-FSC new wood

CI-2009 MRc7:Certified Wood
posted by  Patrick Lynn  on 

I just received a comment back from my LEED submission regarding needing to provide invoices for new wood items, plywood and flakeboard.

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Tue Jul 3, 2012, 5:33 pm

LEED for Existing Homes

General forums
posted by  Tristan Roberts  on 

No, I don't think it properly applies, or is allowed. There is currently no LEED rating system for existing homes.

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determining VOC content from product data

NC-2009 IEQc4.2:Low-Emitting Materials—Paints and Coatings
posted by  Iris Amdur  on 

The product data for my paint submittal has two VOC values listed - (1) Less Water and Federally Exempt Solvents, (2) Emitted VOC.

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Tue Jul 17, 2012, 7:49 pm