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Natural ventilation in polluted cities

CI-v4 EQp1: Minimum indoor air quality performance
posted by Antonio Tenorio on Nov 10, 2022, 2:02 pm

I'm working on an ID+C project located in Mexico City. 

The owner wants to implement natural ventilation to save energy. 

The main challenge is the outdoor air pollutants. Mexico...

What type space to place it on the ARC platform for a Casino?

LEED v4.1 Discussion Forum
posted by LEED Pro Consultant on Oct 31, 2022, 5:28 pm

hello everyone,

We are currently working on project O+M for existing buildings v4.1 for a casino in Mexico.

I have doubts about what type space to place it on the ARC platform, if...

CO2 Sensors for Phonebooths

CI-v4 EQc1: Enhanced indoor air quality strategies
posted by LEED Pro Consultant on Jun 24, 2020, 5:56 pm

Hello our project is 3 office  floors with some spaces destined only for phonebooths wich are only designed for 1 person, however because of the small area the calculations to obtain occupant...

Last reply: Emily Purcell, Oct 4, 2022, 2:13 pm

GCCA EPD Tool

NC-v4.1 MRc2: Environmental Product Declarations
posted by Celeste Ceballos on Oct 3, 2022, 5:29 pm

When requesting EPDs to our concrete manufacturer, we were given EPDs generated via the Global Cement and Concrete Association's EPD Tool. On the tool's website, it details that the international...

Safety First: Re-enter your workplace

Working through COVID-19
posted by Andrea Cabllero on Sep 13, 2022, 12:53 pm

As covid restrictions are being lifted, what does the future of Safety First-Re-enter your workplace look like?

Last reply: Dave Hubka, Sep 14, 2022, 8:47 pm

Alternative transportation program

EBOM-v4.1 LTp1: Transportation Performance
posted by Mariel Ambiental on Sep 10, 2022, 2:17 pm

Hello everyone,

The project has an alternative transportation program, specifically a private shuttle service covering several routes with stops to and from the building location. More...

vegetated walls

Pilot-Credits SSpc55: Bird collision deterrence
posted by Roberto Camarillo on Jul 22, 2022, 5:37 pm

Helllo.

Vegetated walls can attract birds to the buildings. Sometimes these vegetated walls on the facades are close to glazed surfaces. How can facades be attractive to biodiversity,...

Bird Collision deterrence / migratory route

Pilot-Credits SSpc55: Bird collision deterrence
posted by Vladimir Mota on Oct 13, 2021, 9:15 pm

Hello,

The bird collision deterrence credit requiers the building owner to "Develop a three-year initial monitoring plan to routinely monitor the building and site structures for bird...

Last reply: Stefan Knust, Jul 18, 2022, 10:10 am

Lack of registration due to COVID absence

Pilot-Credits SSpc55: Bird collision deterrence
posted by Andres Pardo on Jul 15, 2022, 7:11 pm

Hello, in our office building we have been monitoring bird collisions since 2016. But since the beginning of the coronavirus contingency there has been less people in the building to register any...

Zero lot line projects

NC-v4 SSc4: Rainwater management
posted by Gustavo De las Heras Izquierdo on Mar 26, 2015, 12:47 pm

Path 3 states: "manage on site the runoff from the developed site for the 85th percentile ". I guess this requirement was made to exclude the sidewalk from calculations. Am I reading this...

Last reply: Dave Hubka, May 16, 2022, 2:10 pm