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Thermal comfort for non-regularly occupied spaces.

CI-2009 IEQc7.1: Thermal comfort - design
posted by Nancy Henderson on Oct 27, 2011, 2:23 pm

We have a project with office and warehouse. The warehouse is strictly for storage and is occupied only intermittantly for short periods. The warehouse is semi-heated (for freeze protection)...

Last reply: Dylan Connelly, Nov 4, 2011, 5:55 pm

Strand Woven Bamboo

NC-2009 IEQc4.3: Low-emitting materials - flooring systems
posted by Kenneth Bailey on Feb 21, 2011, 5:49 pm

Our project will use considerable amount of strand woven bamboo. . There are US suppliers that have gone through the FLoorscore certification, but we are thinking of buying direct from one of...

Last reply: Lauren Sparandara, Nov 4, 2011, 5:09 pm

Core & Shell Lease Agreement- No Tenant Yet

General forums
posted by Kimberly Frith on Nov 4, 2011, 12:23 pm

LEED Online requires the team to upload the lease agreement signed by both the Owner and Tenant - what if the Owner is not expecting to have a tenant in line at the time of certification (i.e....

Last reply: Susan Walter, Nov 4, 2011, 1:50 pm

Building Renovation

CS-2009 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
posted by Morteza Kasmaei on Nov 2, 2011, 3:15 pm

Advanced Energy Modeling for LEED states "Existing buildings with less than 50% renovation should not be rotated,...". How can one calculates renovation percentage of an existing building?

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Nov 4, 2011, 10:17 am

Limited time compliance

Pilot-Credits SSpc7: Light Pollution Reduction
posted by Bill Swanson on Oct 28, 2011, 4:51 pm

I'm working on a project and the owner selected a decorative post top fixture to line the drive into the site. The site is small enough where this fixture is the main site fixture. One look at...

Last reply: Glenn Heinmiller, Nov 3, 2011, 10:46 pm

Campus Projects

Schools-2009 SSc8: Light Pollution Reduction
posted by Kimberly Cullinane on Nov 3, 2011, 9:32 pm

Two questions here: (1) The 2010 AGMBC, which is USGBC's guidance for campus projects, shows in table 1A at the end the credits that may be pursued as campus credits - Site Credit 8 does not...

Temporary Structure Phase 1A question for ESC...

NC-2009 SSp1: Construction Activity Pollution Prevention
posted by Rick Alfandre on Oct 28, 2011, 10:22 am

We have a project that has multiple phases, the first of which is just a the erection of a temporary retail facility. Upon completion of the temporary facility, the majority of the site will be...

Last reply: Rick Alfandre, Nov 3, 2011, 7:16 pm

Multiple Buildings, different sites. Sharing underground

LEED Guidance for Campuses and Multiple Buildings
posted by Nicolas Carbone on Nov 3, 2011, 2:28 pm

Hi there. I would like to have a recomendation on how to register three different projects that are being built together in the same construction site. We are using LEED for new construction...

Last reply: Nicolas Carbone, Nov 3, 2011, 5:31 pm

VRF Lifetime

NC-2009 EAc4: Enhanced Refrigerant Management
posted by Maya Karkour on Nov 3, 2011, 11:20 am

Dear all,

I just wanted to double check that the VRF system lifetime is 15 years (considered a packaged AC). Is this true?

Thanks,

Last reply: Christopher Schaffner, Nov 3, 2011, 3:00 pm

non default occupancy numbers

NC-2009 IEQp1: Minimum indoor air quality performance
posted by Veronika Sundberg on Sep 27, 2011, 10:31 am

We want to use non default occupancy values for some rooms in our project. Do anyone have experience what the reviewers might have for thoughts regarding this. We will describe why we don’t use...

Last reply: Susan Walter, Nov 3, 2011, 2:20 pm