It may be a silly question. If both both low sloped and steep sloped roof material is same, why steep sloped roof requires lower SRI paint?

For our first LEED Canada EB & M Rating System project, We are working to achieve innovation in operations credits by using Option B(1-4 Points) that allows to propose your own strategy (one no

Hello All, I am preparing for the LEED AP BD+C exam and I tried to access the Credit Library on the USGBC website and for some reason when I get inside the credit library - Commercial Interiors-Re

Dear all, I have a suspended ceiling with a 60 cm air gap between the panels and the reinforced concrete slab where all the electro-mechanical lies, but it doesn't act as plenum zone si

Hello, We have recently received a remark from a review that our designated smoking zone is not compliant since it is not 25 feet away from concentrations of building occupants and pedestrian traff

The manufactures that supplied the steel for my job all have some form of the following line in their support documentation for the recycled content: The Manufacture...utilizes the Basic Oxygen F

Dear All, I have a couple of questions regarding the space types listed in ASHRAE 90.1 Table 9.6.1 (Space-by-Space Method): 1) For underground car parking, the closest space type is the "Parking

Are the USGBC Energy and Data Release form and proof of registration with Energy Star required to be submitted with the PI Form 1 for the LEED Design phase review?

I do a lot of work with a large university that has "optional" sustainability requirements. This is frustrating for contractors - what happens if they miss, say, 75% construction waste diversion?

If I go for the exemplary performance credit but use path 2, I would need to show 120,000 SF/acre in a site area twice my base.