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Salvaged Materials Code Conflict

NC-2009 MRc3:Materials Reuse
posted by  Annalise Reichert  on 

I am working on a 17-story multi-family new construction project in California that will not involve any demo of existing structures at the site.

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Mon Jan 30, 2017, 10:41 pm

Requirements for instant water heater with no storage tank

NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  Gustavo De las Heras Izquierdo  on 

Hallo, I have read the insulation requirements in Section 7.4.3 but it seems to focus on circulating and non-circulating systems with a storage tank.

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Sun Jan 29, 2017, 6:53 pm

Garage exhaust fan criteria

Homes-v4 EQc6:Enhanced garage pollutant protection
posted by  Phil Vanderloo  on 

I have a living area over a garage and, per LEED protocol, I need an exhaust fan in the garage that will allow 3 air changes per hour. Calculations call for min 345 cfm in my case.

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Mon Jan 30, 2017, 4:16 pm

Blowout toilets in v4

NC-v4 WEp2:Indoor water use reduction
posted by  Ben Roush  on 

In v2009, you could use 3.6 GPF blowout toilets in institutional uses, but could not show savings for using blowout toilets with lower flow.

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Tue Apr 18, 2017, 2:12 pm

No New Parking Inquiry

NC-2009 SSc4.4:Alternative Transportation—Parking Capacity
posted by  Helene Lefkowitz  on 

A campus project we are working on is including (1) space designated specifically for a utility vehicle and (1) space for handicap accessibility.

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Tue Jan 31, 2017, 12:25 am

Compliance with IEQ credit 2 error

NC-2009 IEQp1:Minimum IAQ Performance
posted by  Manuel Martin Delgado  on 

After filling the sample form table IEQp1-4 and press calculate I get a Y (yes) in both compliance with IEQ prerequisite 1 and credit 2.

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Thu Feb 2, 2017, 3:51 pm

IEQp1 link to IEQc2 problem

NC-2009 IEQc2:Increased Ventilation
posted by  Manuel Martin Delgado  on 

After filling the sample form IEQp1 table IEQp1-4 and press calculate I get a Y (yes) in both compliance with IEQ prerequisite 1 and credit 2.

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HVAC duct insulation

Retail-CI-v2009 IEQc4.6:Low-emitting materials - ceiling and wall systems
posted by  LEED Pro Consultant  on 

Is it required to include HVAC duct insulation?

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Sat Aug 26, 2017, 11:33 pm

500 miles or 100 miles?

EBOM-2009 MRc1:Sustainable Purchasing—Ongoing Consumables
posted by  Becky Stumm  on 

In the credit language above, and corresponding LEED User calculator resource states manufacturing and distribution should be within 500 miles of the project, but my LEED EBOM v4 book from LEED say

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Mon Jan 30, 2017, 4:59 pm

WEc1 - Lav Efficiency Floor?

CI-2009 WEc1:Water Use Reduction
posted by  Jeremy Knoll  on 

Is there a lower limit to the lav flow rate below 0.5gpm that USGBC will accept? I saw something posted on the EPA's website awhile back, but am not finding it now.

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Mon Jan 30, 2017, 6:53 pm