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IN- GREEN BUILDING EDUCATION

CS-v4 INc1: Innovation
posted by Dulce Solis on Oct 30, 2023, 12:29 pm

Has anyone implemented the second strategy in the guide "The development of a manual, guideline or case study to inform the design of other buildings based on the successes of this project."?...

Last reply: emily reese moody, Apr 18, 2024, 3:58 pm

CONSTRUCTION WASTE HEATED FOR CLINKER PRODUCTION, COUNTED AS WASTE DIVERSION?

NC-v4 MRp2: Construction and demolition waste management planning
posted by Olga Yuil on Apr 15, 2024, 3:55 pm

For a project located in Central America, construction waste is used for clinker production. For this purpose, construction waste is heated to temperatures above 900C.

According to those...

Collected rainwater used for flush fixtures (toilets)

CS-v4.1 SSc4: Rainwater management
posted by Sofía Rizo on Mar 26, 2024, 3:26 pm

The new v4.1 requirements for credit Rainwater Management - option 1, state that "The percentile event volume must be retained (i.e. infiltrated, evapotranspirated, or collected and...

Modeling indirectly conditioned spaces

NC-v4 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
posted by Gaston Michaud on Jan 31, 2024, 6:55 pm

Hi all, 

We are working in a CS project, and just got back the following comment from the LEED Reviewer: 

The SV-A reports indicate that most of the core spaces were modeled as...

Home Office Projects

Pilot-Credits INpc136: Safety First: Re-Enter Your Workspace
posted by Mayela Saucedo on Jan 25, 2024, 2:13 pm

To meet the requirements of the 'Re-Enter Your Workspace' credit, daily surveys are mandatory, covering aspects such as social distancing. However, some projects post-pandemic have adopted hybrid...

Biophilic Design as a Guiding Principle in Sustainable Design

Pilot-Credits EQpc123: Designing with Nature, Biophilic Design for the Indoor Environment
posted by Carla Roubaud on Jan 4, 2024, 3:12 pm

Securing this credit goes beyond ticking boxes; it requires thoroughly blending natural elements into the architecture. For maximum benefits, biophilic design should be seamlessly integrated from...

Occupant's survey

Pilot-Credits INpc136: Safety First: Re-Enter Your Workspace
posted by Dulce Solis on Oct 9, 2023, 2:34 pm

My team would like to know if you would consider taking an approach in the occupant's survey where we keep track of their current health state. This way, it alerts us when certain occupants are...

Heat Island Mitigation with Cool Walls

CS-v4 INc1: Innovation
posted by Benjamín Nieto on Sep 13, 2023, 6:46 pm

Hi,

Im currently working on a industrial project pursuing a LEED BD+C Core and Shell v4 certification. We are attempting the ID Cool Walls credit but have encountered some issues gathering...

TABLE 1. Default Occupancy Numbers

CS-v4 EQp1: Minimum indoor air quality performance
posted by Oscar Martinez on Sep 6, 2023, 12:05 am

Hi, I'm working on a warehouse project in Mexico. The rating system is v4 CS and I have a question in progress.

In the storage area, we are considering the table APPENDIX 2. DEFAULT...

Concrete Curing Compounds

NC-v4.1 EQc2: Low-emitting materials
posted by Nohemi Mena on Aug 30, 2023, 11:13 am

Hi!!

Im currently working in a project pursuing LEM v4.1 under BD+C New Construction rating, does anybody know if for products like concrete curing compounds, should be registered in the...

Last reply: Umesh Atre, Aug 31, 2023, 3:38 pm