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Design for Adaptability

Pilot-Credits PC34: Design for Adaptability
posted by Jeffrey Lewis on Dec 8, 2011, 11:54 am

As a Senior Building, this credit was pretty much a given. We have designed our entire building to be accessible and all of our apartment units to be adaptable, as it is extremely likely that at...

Consistency, Consistency, Consistency

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posted by April Ambrose on Dec 8, 2011, 11:16 am

I think my main issue with this announcement is the lack of consistency in the way that USGBC/...

How many survey answers are required?

NC-2009 IEQc7.2: Thermal comfort - verification
posted by Maria Porter on Oct 5, 2011, 7:06 am

I think this subject has been discussed before but I can’t find the answer. How many percent of building occupants must answer the survey for it to be a valid result? Is there a limit, or should...

Last reply: Cam Fitzgerald, Dec 8, 2011, 10:09 am

WE Pr1- What does ADO stand for in the Process Water Use Sect?

NC-2009 WEp1: Water Use Reduction
posted by Edna Bartolomei-Diaz on Jul 26, 2011, 6:12 pm

We are using LEED 2009 for Retail: NC+MR templates, for one of our projects. In WE Pre-requisite 1Template, there is...

Last reply: Paola Figueiredo, Newton Figueiredo, Dec 8, 2011, 9:49 am

Is Imperviousness = Runoff coefficient?

NC-2009 SSc6.1: Stormwater design - quantity control
posted by Maya Karkour on Nov 1, 2010, 5:12 am

Hello,

Can I presume that the imperviousness of a site is less than 50% if the overall runoff coefficient is less than 0.5 ?

Apologies if the answer is obvious but I am not an...

Last reply: Petra Hajná, Dec 8, 2011, 9:40 am

Documentation for a big project

NC-2009 IEQc7.1: Thermal comfort - design
posted by Veronika Sundberg on Oct 24, 2011, 9:47 am

Hi, im working in version 4.0 of this credit template. The opportunity to choose between the following is given:

"provide outputs from Load Calculation software or design spreadsheets that...

Last reply: Cam Fitzgerald, Dec 8, 2011, 9:30 am

IE for manual irrigation

NC-2009 WEc1: Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by Dario Ibarguengoitia on Dec 1, 2011, 6:28 pm

¿what is the IE for manual irrigation? I will use no potable water for this, I will apreciate your response cause asked about this once and did not got an answer, thank you very much

Last reply: WAGNER OLIVEIRA SILVA, Dec 8, 2011, 8:55 am

Selecting a rating system LEED CI or NC?

LEED Rating System Selection
posted by Ali Kopyt on Dec 7, 2011, 11:45 am

I have a two part question. I’m working on a project where a university purchased a large complex of buildings that are all interconnected. The building is technically owned by the state and...

Last reply: David Posada, Dec 7, 2011, 7:24 pm

Parking spaces for sale

NC-2009 SSc4.3: Alternative transportation - low-emitting and fuel-efficient vehicles
posted by Ilana Judah on Dec 7, 2011, 3:00 pm

We are working on a residential condominium project where below ground parking "spaces" will be sold separately from the units. For purposes of compactness, indoor parking lifts will be used with...

Last reply: David Posada, Dec 7, 2011, 6:56 pm

'Expected Volume for the Building' Question

NC-2009 MRp1: Storage and Collection of Recyclables
posted by Rebekah Burke on Dec 7, 2011, 3:35 pm

How do we address the expected volume of recycling for the building question? This is a question we received recently on a design review, and I'm not certain how to address. Are there any good...

Last reply: Kate Kelly, Dec 7, 2011, 6:13 pm