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Bathtub - WEp1

CS-2009 WEp1:Water Use Reduction
posted by  CRolim Engenharia  on 

I am working on a multi-residential building. Every apartments includes one bathtub. Are these calculated as Shower or ignored in the water use calculation?

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Wed Dec 19, 2012, 3:48 am

End of Life MR Leakage rate

EBOM-2009 EAc5:Enhanced Refrigerant Management
posted by  Frank Weiss  on 

The end of life refrigerant loss (MR) has a range of 2%-10%. The reference guide says I can use a lower than the 10% default rate if I can demonstrate how the lower rate is justified.

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Wed Feb 6, 2013, 7:44 pm

TSS removal with veg. roof, cistern and reuse - but no filter

NC-2009 SSc6.2:Stormwater Design—Quality Control
posted by  Elizabeth (Zeba) Floyd  on 

The Design Team for an urban office bldg. proposes to collect water from roof and terraces as well as mech. condensate for reuse (in irrigation and cooling tower make-up water).

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Mon Jan 7, 2013, 8:17 pm

Supporting interior AHU with no outside air supply.

CI-2009 IEQp1:Minimum IAQ Performance
posted by  LEED Pro Consultant  on 

We are working in a project pursuing LEED-CI certification, and some of the base building AHU's were short on supplying air in order to meet the demand of lay-out spaces, so the interior HVAC desig

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Fri Dec 21, 2012, 7:37 pm

3 questions

CI-2009 EAc1.3:Optimize Energy Performance—HVAC
posted by  Mark Taake  on 

Our project involves multiple renovations of areas within a large hospital. We are applying under CI rather than Healthcare because the project is not a total gut.

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Mon Jan 21, 2013, 5:46 pm

Building Budget Design materials

CI-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  Rodrigo Dias  on 

Hello again I have another doubt about the Budget Building Design from section 11 of ASHRAE 90.7 – 2007.

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Thu Dec 27, 2012, 7:32 pm

Which free software tools were accepted by USGBC?

NC-2009 IEQc7.1:Thermal Comfort—Design
posted by  Maya Karkour  on 

Dear all, Which software tools are accepted by the USGBC, other than the ASHRAE Comfort Tool (priced at $117)? Is the tool from Climate Consultant listed under the Resources Tab accepted?

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Thu Dec 27, 2012, 7:10 pm

Lobby Renovation

NC-2009 MPR2:Must be a complete, permanent building or space
posted by  Jonathan Weiss  on 

Thanks, Tristan, for redirecting me here! We are completing a LEED NC for a major renovation for a building on a campus.

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Wed Jan 9, 2013, 6:05 pm

Reasonable Site Boundary for Lighting

Healthcare-v2009 MPR3:Must use a reasonable site boundary
posted by  Carol Liebst  on 

I am working on a school on an army base - to be LEED Silver (2009). I want to be I am correctly establishing the lighting boundary.

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Thu Mar 21, 2013, 2:43 pm

10 basic services inside a mall in front of LEED project

CS-2009 SSc2:Development Density and Community Connectivity
posted by  Michael E. Edmonds-Bauer  on 

Our project is pursuing a LEED-CS v3 gold certification. Righ in front of the project there is a mall that concentrates more than 10 basic services and it's right across the street.

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Thu Dec 20, 2012, 12:31 am