In retail project, it's difficult to incoperate occupancy sensor in retail shop area. Most of floor area in our project is retail shop area, and less than 5% of floor area is back office.

Hi, The Advanced Buildings Core Performance Guides asks for ENERGY STAR labeled package unitary equipment. Does anyone has experience with ENERGY STAR "equivalent" equipment adoption in internat

USGBC and FSC need to keep getting the factuall comparisons out there to the public, otherwise, I am afrid that the industry lobbying money is going to eventually steamrolll LEED and FSC. Thanks t

I agree with Jon Jensen's comment above that a 4-way intersection with one leg that leads to a cul-de-sac is not materially different in terms of connectedness to a 3-way intersection where all thr

Good list Nadav - I especially like that last one! One big Lesson Not-Yet-Learned for many is using your specifications effectively for managing sustainability on projects.

My C&S project has a terrace on the 1st floor (below there is only the parking garage). That terrace is only accessible by the Meeting Room, which is used by the building users.

USGBC is saying that the fenestration assembly U-value and SHGC value must be modeled at 4.26 and 0.25, we are changing the fenestration characteristcs in order to get as close to those values as p

We also were questioned regarding the construction assemblies used.

We are attempting Pilot Credit 21, Low Emitting Interiors, and are discussing the term, 'systems approach.' I can't say that we named our approach for indoor air quality this way at the outset of t

If we do not install permanent irrigation system, but we water the vegetation only from time to time in dry seasons (with the use of garden hose) for more than 1 year, do we meet the Option 2 requi