I found here two contrary oppinions regarding what area of a building's garage that should be excluded from the gross building area calculations. Is it just the parking spots or the area covered by

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We are working on the certification of a building that will be connected to a DES using a CHP plant.

Hi, I am currently working on an office building which is aiming for LEED Silver under CI (2009).

Hi to target this credit for a new project do you need an energy model to predict what 1% energy cost of is there an alternative approach ?

Hi, our project is considering a green wall with drip irrigation. How do you declare that?

I am Currently working in a project aiming for certification under group certification. I am using DES V2 guideline and opting option 1.

I've seen a lot of comments and guidance regarding Option 2 for air quality testing in residential applications, however no guidance on Option 1.

Hello, I am working on a residential building, the venilation system consists of 4 AHUs that supply air to corridors.

Hello, We're pursuing Option 1. Nonroof and roof. Questions: 1. Is a top level of multi storey parking garage exempt from Option 1 calculations if it has parking spaces?