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CI 2009 Business centre: Equipment Energy star requirement

CI-2009 EAc1.4: Optimize energy performance - equipment and appliances
posted by Gurneet Singh on Jul 5, 2010, 2:26 am

One of our project "Business Centre" is going for CI 2009 ratings system. The project owner is leasing a space in a building and doing the interior layout i.e. lighting , furniture and HVAC. The...

Last reply: Lauren Sparandara, Jul 5, 2010, 4:08 am

calculating the floor area

NC-2009 IEQc8.1: Daylight and views - daylight
posted by Emmanuel Pauwels on Jul 1, 2010, 8:23 am

When calculating the floor area for this credit in a residential kitchen, what surface do we actually count? Considering there is one wall with a regrigerator integrated, some cabinets and a...

Last reply: Eddy Santosa, Jul 2, 2010, 12:57 am

IEQP1 Natural Ventilation- Outdoor air quality

NC-2009 IEQp1: Minimum indoor air quality performance
posted by Carrie Lai on Jul 1, 2010, 3:17 am

I am doning a new project, and using natural ventilation for one of the rooms. I do read carefully the requirements of IEQP1, but the LEED Guide does not require outdoor air quality test if...

Last reply: Carrie Lai, Jul 1, 2010, 11:09 pm

High Reflectance Wood Shingles?

NC-2009 SSc7.2: Heat island effect - roof
posted by Elliot Powers on Jun 25, 2010, 4:39 pm

Has anyone found a roofing materials company that offers...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Jul 1, 2010, 11:08 pm

Parking Requirements in areas with no zoning.

NC-2009 SSc4.4: Alternative transportation - parking capacity
posted by Elizabeth McPherson on Jun 14, 2010, 5:32 pm

a copy of the ITE study in the office, and wrote about it in this forum post. Gives me a much better idea of why LEED requires it. Too bad about the cost, of course, but lots of data there. Log...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Jul 1, 2010, 11:05 pm

Rotating Existing Building Renovations

NC-2009 EAc1: Optimize Energy Performance
posted by Mark Benson on May 18, 2010, 4:58 pm

Under the 90.1 Performance Rating Method (PRM), the performance of the baseline building has to be based on the average of 4 separate rotations of the baseline building. This makes sense for new...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Jul 1, 2010, 10:45 pm

IEQ Credit 4.2- Low VOC paints & coatings

CI-2009 IEQc4.2: Low-emitting materials - paints and coatings
posted by Leo van Veldhuizen on Jun 30, 2010, 5:04 pm

We have a project that has Marshfield Door Systems with a "Enviroclad UV" factory applied finish.

Marshfield on their website states this is a low voc finish system. When I asked for...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Jul 1, 2010, 10:28 pm

Brackish Water for Irrigation?

NC-2009 WEc1: Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by Kimberly Frith on Jul 1, 2010, 2:10 pm

We have a project located close to the coast. The landscape designer is considering including plants which would be watered with brackish water for irrigation (pumped from underground). Would...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Jul 1, 2010, 9:47 pm

the grey area of sustainable purchases

EBOM-2009 MRc1: Sustainable purchasing - ongoing consumables
posted by Wendy Gibson on Jun 29, 2010, 2:55 pm

I have a few questions that cover both MRc1 and MRc2. (1) Do we need track and include in the credit calculations purchases that do not have a green alternatives? For instance, treadmills,...

Last reply: Wendy Gibson, Jul 1, 2010, 5:26 pm

Parking Capacity in block project- park

NC-2009 SSc4.4: Alternative transportation - parking capacity
posted by Leticia SooHoo on Jun 23, 2010, 12:42 pm

Hi, I am working on a block project with two buildings pursuing LEED in a park. A new underground parking...

Last reply: Leticia SooHoo, Jul 1, 2010, 4:26 pm