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How to include Parking Ramp Energy Use in Small Bldg?

NC-2009 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
posted by Kevin Flynn on Feb 21, 2013, 12:35 pm

I have just begun working on a project that features a small (under 20,000sf) office building on a large public plaza on top of a below grade parking ramp. Thus far, the team has assumed it...

LEED CI v2: transfer to v3, EBOM, or can't certificate?

LEED Rating System Selection
posted by RICHARD CUEBAS on Feb 21, 2013, 2:22 pm

Hi,

We have a 7,500sf office registered under LEED CIv2 and designed to pursue LEED Silver, but never submitted a review. Now we are retaking the certification process, but we are...

the new formaldehyde rule

NC-2009 IEQc4.4: Low-emitting materials - composite wood and agrifiber products
posted by Tristan Roberts on Feb 21, 2013, 2:06 pm

IEQc4.4 watchers should check out...

U.S.G.B.C. definiton of residential

NC-2009 IEQc7.2: Thermal comfort - verification
posted by Kathryn West on Feb 21, 2013, 6:42 pm

In our experience several dormitories have been approved for this IEQ7.2 credit and we did not need to provide any narrative or break down the spaces into %common areas vs. %dwelling units....

Vehicle Maintenance Facilities- Lighting

CI-2009 EAc1.2: Optimize energy performance - lighting controls
posted by Carlton Ross on Feb 28, 2013, 10:07 am

For lighting levels which have been established by the American National Standard A11.1-1965, R1970, Practice for Industrial Lighting would this qualify as an exception as listed by ASHRAE 90.1...

Change in National Membership Organization

General forums
posted by Michael Smithing on Feb 28, 2013, 11:37 am

Through some gross lack of coordination, my organization has three memberships to the USGBC. We are in the process of consolidating these into a single membership, and I will need to change my...

Comments not addressed

General forums
posted by Bill Swanson on Mar 5, 2013, 2:32 pm

Few to none of my comments seem to actually get an answer. I'm trying to be as clear and straight forward as possible and the response I get is a copy/paste answer to a different question....

Integrative process

General forums
posted by Eddy Santosa on Mar 6, 2013, 5:41 pm

Because I can't comment directly, I just would like to suggest the change on the language for the IPc1. it uses "energy modeling analysis".I would think "building performance analysis" is more...

ASHRAE Standard 55 User's Manual in development

NC-2009 IEQc7.1: Thermal comfort - design
posted by Lindsay Austrom on Mar 7, 2013, 4:55 pm

I heard from someone in ASHRAE that the Standard 55 User's Manual is definitely in development and will be "coming soon". Hopefully it will be available later this year?

MR Credits- Building product disclosure and optimization

General forums
posted by Melissa Wrolstad on Mar 11, 2013, 2:32 pm

Questions:
For the BD+C Building product disclosure and optimization MR credits (MRc2, MRcr3, MRcr4), can someone please clarify:

1.) Between the three credits, are there 6 or 7...