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posted by Candace Small on Jun 2, 2011, 12:43 am

"LEED for Retail is designed to guide and distinguish high-performance retail projects, including banks, restaurants, apparel, electronics, big box and everything in between."

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posted by Candace Small on Jun 1, 2011, 5:55 pm

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LEED for New Construction would be used for both the hotel and the residential units assuming it is more than seven stories of residential. They use the same rating system so I don't...

vinyl windows in LEED

General forums
posted by Tristan Roberts on Jun 1, 2011, 4:28 pm

Jesus, in general LEED does not award points for use of specific products or technologies. It awards credits for good design, which makes use of certain products. Vinyl windows, for example, can...

Calculations Required?

NC-2009 IEQc7.1: Thermal comfort - design
posted by Greg Hackett on Jan 11, 2011, 9:40 am

Page 538 of the reference guide states that no calculations are required for this credit; and seems to suggest a narrative format. However, the On-line template says to "upload supporting...

Last reply: Rick Servoss, Jun 1, 2011, 4:08 pm

Exterior envelope reuse

NC-2009 MRc1.1: Building reuse - maintain existing walls, floors and roof
posted by Susan Robertson on Jan 12, 2010, 1:31 pm

I am working in a 35.000 s.f. student union building in a cumpus. The owner wants to remove the 40 year old exterior...

Last reply: Anne Nicklin, Jun 1, 2011, 3:07 pm

Demolition and New Construction as separate phases

Schools-2009 MRc2: Construction Waste Management
posted by Caroline Kilbane on Jun 1, 2011, 1:33 pm

Does the demolition of an existing building have to be included in the Construction Waste management Plan if it is part of an early Site package which is happening about 8 months before the...

Last reply: Renee Shirey, Jun 1, 2011, 1:58 pm

Manufacturer claims of proprietary information

NC-2009 MRc5: Regional Materials
posted by Eric Shamp on Jun 1, 2011, 12:44 pm

We've run across a couple of products in which the manufacturer provides a letter attesting to full compliance with MRc5, but we know for sure it can't be true... take, for example, carpet or...

CO2 sensor issue

CS-2009 IEQc1: Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring
posted by G B on Mar 13, 2011, 6:49 pm

Hello all,
I would kindly ask for an information please.
My HVAC multizone system, looks like this....

Last reply: Jean Marais, Jun 1, 2011, 11:07 am

wow! also heard ASHRAE is

General forums
posted by Jean Marais on Jun 1, 2011, 10:02 am

wow! also heard ASHRAE is translating standards into Spanish...are we slowly becoming global?

Controllability of Systems- Lighting Documentation

CI-2009 IEQc6.1: Controllability of systems - lighting
posted by Robert Longo, AIA, LEED AP on May 31, 2011, 1:42 pm

How do I go about providing documentation to meet this credit. I am working on a fit out project for a new office. There are roughly 900 cubes with task lighting at each cube, offices with...

Last reply: Lauren Sparandara, May 31, 2011, 7:11 pm