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Pilot-Credits SSpc55:Bird collision deterrence
posted by  Brian Harris  on 

If a building is on a sloped site, and therefore the building height varies from one facade to the next, how shall the building height be determined relative to the BCTF spreadsheet?

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Sites Technical Specialist, LEED
USGBC
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Fri Apr 15, 2016, 11:17 pm

Engineered Natural Ventilation with Ceiling Fan

NC-2009 IEQp1:Minimum IAQ Performance
posted by  James Lee  on 

Hi, I have a lobby which has one side is open to outside. But the length of lobby is almost 40ft instead of 25ft. And their are 8 ceiling fans evenly.

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Senior Sustainability Consultant
Stantec Architecture
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Fri Apr 15, 2016, 8:25 pm

Residential building

LEED Rating System Selection
posted by  Ana Paula Quiros  on 

We have a residential building looking for certification. Which rating system would be more appropiate? New Construction or Core& Shell? Many thanks

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Fri Apr 15, 2016, 1:47 pm

Alternative calculation for MRc2

NC-2009 MRc2:Construction Waste Management
posted by  Marcia Weekes  on 

It has come to my attention that in my local market, most if not all waste management companies use visual inspections to determine recycling rates for commingled loads.

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Fri Apr 15, 2016, 9:56 am

conductive rubber flooring

NC-2009 IEQc4.3:Low-Emitting Materials—Flooring Systems
posted by  Lyle Axelarris  on 

In the past, we've used FloorScore-certified Static Dissipative rubber Tiling for Comm rooms. The client is now asking for conductive rubber flooring instead of dissipative.

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Director of Sustainability
Fentress Architects
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Fri Apr 15, 2016, 1:31 am

10% Exemption

EBOM-2009 IEQc3.5:Green Cleaning—Indoor Chemical and Pollutant Source Control
posted by  Elizabeth Felder  on 

Hello, If we are exempting a retail space from this credit, would the property need to install walk off mats from the retail door into into the building, or would the whole area be exempt, includi

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Project Director
WSP USA
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Thu Apr 14, 2016, 11:47 pm

Separate Demolition Package from Construction Package

NC-2009 MRc2:Construction Waste Management
posted by  Margaret Montgomery  on 

I saw a comment from several years ago that appears not to have been answered; a response would be useful to me now! Can anyone address this question?

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Thu Apr 14, 2016, 9:22 pm

Mastersite scorecard Construction Review

LEED Reviews: Appeals, Design/Construction Submittals, and more
posted by  Susannah Goddard  on 

My project is a Campus project. All of the credits sought on the Mastersite scorecard are "Awarded" after Final Design Review (and appeal in some cases). What do I do now?

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ABUD Engineering Ltd.
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Wed Apr 13, 2016, 2:13 pm

Density Calc which includes Marinas

NC-2009 SSc2:Development Density and Community Connectivity
posted by  Michelle Rosenberger  on 

Our high rise apartment building is located in a fairly dense urban area. The project team felt pretty confident that we could make ID level density.

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Tue Apr 12, 2016, 9:59 pm

Data center cooling

NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  Haojie Wang  on 

We have both space cooling and in rack chilled water cooling for computers. I wonder if the in-rack cooling is considered as process load or not.

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Energy Modeler
KJWW Engineering
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Tue Apr 12, 2016, 8:27 pm