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Building that Meets Requirements but ALSO has Lead Paint
NC-2009 SSc3:Brownfield Redevelopmentposted by Sara Zoumbaris on
Has anyone come across a building that meets the credit requirements for SSc3 but also has Lead paint, of which the owner has chosen to paint over instead of remove (which is legally ok in the stat
Baseline HVAC system exceptions
NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performanceposted by Ritwik Kakati on
I modeled a 10-story hotel building. Since the majority of space are hotel rooms, which are considered to be Residential spaces, the primary Baseline HVAC system type is System #1.
Another "is it a roof or is it hardscape" inquiry
NC-2009 SSc7.2:Heat Island Effect—Roofposted by Susan Di Giulio on
We are working on a mixed use project in a dense urban environment.
land that may be excluded from LEED project boundary....
Healthcare-v2009 MPR3:Must use a reasonable site boundaryposted by Carrie Laurendine on
My understanding of defining boundary is pretty straight forward: the building, the site around the building that relates to that buildings operations, and the area of site disrupted by constructio
Old HVAC equipment transferred from other site
NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performanceposted by Yastimy Jupson on
Hello, I have a new factory project recently. The owner wants to transferred old HVAC equipment from their old factory to this new factory.
Parking Garages Abutting Conditioned Space
NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performanceposted by Jon Clifford on
While we are on the topic of parking garages, I have had projects where a parking garage abutted a conditioned building.
Cork flooring on product doesnt meet Floorscore or CA, but.....
CI-2009 IEQc4.3:Low-Emitting Materials—Flooring Systemsposted by Valerie Molinski on
On a recent project, some cork flooring was specified and got through submitalls that turned out to not be Floorscore certified or CA 01350 compliant.
Museum/Visitor Center Exhibit rooms
NC-2009 IEQc8.1:Daylight and Views—Daylightposted by Terry Squyres on
We are documenting this credit and ran up against an issue. While we have exhibit spaces currently listed under regularly occupied spaces under Plf2.
LEEDv4 MPRs - Definition of Single Building
posted by kristine wander on
We are preparing to register a project for LEED v4 Existing Buildings O+M, and I need to determine whether we should use the Group Certification approach or register our project as a single buildin
Commerical Clothes Washers
posted by Laura MacSweeney on
In reviewing certification requirements for hospitality regarding commercial clothes washers it is stated that they should be CEE Tier 3A but that standard has expired according to CEE's website.