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NC-v4.1 EQc2: Low-emitting materials
posted by Marcelo Alencar Pereira on May 6, 2024, 4:34 pm

What are your opinions on the four product categories that are most conducive to obtaining LEED EQ Credit: Low Emitting Materials, in version 4.1 (BD+C)? Factors to consider include market...

Last reply: Maria Porter, May 7, 2024, 2:34 am

Site with no existing greenfield

CS-v4 SSc2: Site development - protect or restore habitat
posted by Agustin Bertolotti on Mar 9, 2023, 9:01 am

Hi everyone

We are working on a site which is previously developed with no existing...

Last reply: Afogreen Build, Apr 1, 2024, 9:08 pm

Surface Reflectivity with LRV Value

NC-v4.1 EQc6: Interior lighting
posted by Nohemi Mena on Mar 27, 2024, 6:33 pm

Hello!

Has anyone succesfully certified a project under the Interior Lighting v4.1 - Surface Reflectivity requirements by documenting the interior finishes plan and the wall painting...

Storage location

NC-v4 MRp1: Storage and Collection of Recyclables
posted by Maiz Rech on Sep 11, 2023, 1:33 pm

Is there a minimum distance or positioning requirement for this area?

Would it be a problem to locate the recyclables storage on the building underground floor?

Last reply: Thomas Lagarde, Mar 22, 2024, 2:28 pm

No-irrigation documentation

NC-v4 WEp1: Outdoor water use reduction
posted by Alexia Anastassiadis on Dec 12, 2022, 6:22 am

Hi all, 
What sort of documentation do you submitt to demonstrate no need for irrigation in international projects? (i.e. we don´t have a tool like the...

Last reply: Afogreen Build, Mar 17, 2024, 9:04 pm

Collection rainwater area outside the boundary- SS Rainwater Management

NC-v4.1 SSc4: Rainwater management
posted by Juliana Candido on Mar 15, 2024, 4:38 pm

We are working on a project whose LEED Boundary covers the whole exterior area of the site, but there is an existing building that will not be altered. We have the rainwater collection area on...

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Homes-v4 EQp4: Radon-resistant construction
posted by Gustavo De las Heras Izquierdo on Mar 8, 2018, 12:39 pm

Hallo,

Many countries do not have mapped radon levels as accurately as EPA requires. Can countries marked in orange and green in the following study be considered as "out of EPA zone 1"?...

Last reply: Van Jomel Garcia, Mar 11, 2024, 3:24 am

Can I obtain the Access to Quality Transit in multiple buildings sharing a main controlled entrance?

NC-v4.1 LTc5: Access to quality transit
posted by Zabdi Valdez on Mar 14, 2023, 6:01 pm

I'm working with an industrial park with multiple buildings (5) individually certified which has two bus stops located within 1/4 mile of the main entrance and enough bus trips. The park has an...

Last reply: David O'Connell, Jan 31, 2024, 4:25 am

Building Entrance Vestibule Requirements

NC-v4 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
posted by Christopher Russell-King on Jun 12, 2023, 12:36 pm

Hello! I have a question regarding the inclusion of Vestibules (double entrances to buildings to prevent heat loss), in a Court House building project we’re working on. This project is located in...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Nov 27, 2023, 11:53 am

BPDO Credits: Is there a minimum limit on quantity/percentage of products from the same CSI class that I have to implement?

NC-v4.1 MRc2: Environmental Product Declarations
posted by Marcelo Alencar Pereira on Nov 12, 2023, 1:25 pm

Hello LEEDers!

In the Building Product Disclosure and Optimization credits of LEED BD+C (v4 or v4.1), is there a minimum percentage or quantity requirement for each product that must be...

Last reply: Mike Refsland, Nov 13, 2023, 3:19 pm