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Using different energy rates between CHP Proposed and Baseline

NC-v4 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
posted by Mark Benson on Mar 10, 2017, 12:39 pm

I know that the 90.1 and the LEED Reference Guide generally tell you to use the same utility rate structures for both the Proposed and Baseline models. But what happens when the Proposed model...

Last reply: Raphael Sperry, Aug 29, 2017, 4:38 pm

Cooling tower cycles

NC-v4 WEc3: Cooling tower water use
posted by Manuel Martin Delgado on Mar 30, 2016, 7:30 am

Hi,

I am a bit confused with the credit requirements for achieving 1 point.
We have already the make-up water parameters and we have calculated the cycles of concentration for each...

Last reply: Nathan Gauthier, Aug 13, 2021, 11:02 am

Streams

NC-v4 MRc5: Construction and demolition waste management
posted by Charalampos Giannikopoulos on Jul 14, 2015, 6:08 am

In PR prerequisite it is required that 5 materials have been identified for diversion. If for the credit only 4 steams have been used would this discrepancy cause a problem towards compliance...

land clearing debris, soil, etc

NC-v4 MRc5: Construction and demolition waste management
posted by Jen Roberts on Nov 7, 2015, 3:21 pm

On page 591 of the ref guide, it states...

Last reply: RETIRED, Apr 7, 2016, 10:47 am

Project specific diversion vs facility average diversion

NC-v4 MRc5: Construction and demolition waste management
posted by Eesmyal Santos-Brault on Jun 2, 2016, 3:02 pm

https://leeduser.buildinggreen.com/forum/alternative-calculation-mrc2 for more detail on the topic of visual inspection. In addition, there has been a rather spirited discussion regarding commingled waste but that seems to be lost as well. Please know that reviewers...

Last reply: RETIRED, Oct 5, 2017, 1:08 pm

No exterior lights?

NC-v4 SSc6: Light Pollution Reduction
posted by Jon Penndorf on Aug 27, 2015, 9:50 am

We are looking at a project that would be considered a major renovation, but we are not touching the outside face of the exterior walls of the building. As such we are making no modifications to...

Last reply: Elizabeth (Zeba) Floyd, Apr 26, 2018, 2:39 pm

Manufacturers' claims and laboratory requirements.

NC-v4 EQc2: Low-emitting materials
posted by Ashley Hu on Mar 27, 2017, 9:08 pm

Hi there,

the credit requires:

Both first-party and third-party statements of product compliance must follow the guidelines in CDPH SM V1.1 -2010, Section 8. Organizations that...

Last reply: Reinhard Oppl, Mar 30, 2017, 6:41 am

Industry-Wide EPD- error in description?

NC-v4 MRc2: Building product disclosure and optimization - environmental product declarations
posted by Megan White on Mar 29, 2017, 7:40 pm

Hi all,

In the ref guide (p.514), it states that as part of Industry Wide EPD "the manufacturer is explicitly recognized as a participant by the program operator." However, this is the...

Last reply: Hashir Usman, Mar 9, 2020, 11:37 am

Campus project with Central Plant

NC-v4 EAc4: Demand response
posted by Brightworks Sustainability on Mar 30, 2017, 3:29 pm

Our project is a student dorm on a university campus. The campus generates most of its power with their chilled water and co-generation plants and they purchase very little energy from the local...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Oct 5, 2020, 2:32 pm

Reclaimed water use

NC-v4 WEc1: Outdoor water use reduction
posted by Ann Runley Carroll on Apr 5, 2017, 9:39 am

If I am using all reclaimed/recycled water, do I still need to use the calculator. Where do I download the calculator? By using reclaimed/recycled water, do I get 2 points?

Last reply: Ashraf Ali Khan Khan, Mar 13, 2018, 7:41 am