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NC-2009 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
posted by Glen Phillips on Sep 29, 2015, 2:30 pm

USGBC released proposed updates to EAp2/EAc1 for LEED 2009, which at its most basic, requires a minimum 4 points under EAc1. This has several impacts, and per USGBC's announcement (here:...

Definition of street frontage

Pilot-Credits PC14: Walkable Streets
posted by Florian Schmidtchen on Sep 30, 2015, 4:41 am

What is the right definition of street frontage? In our project we have the site surrounded by streets on three sides, but on all three sides there are public sidewalks and green areas with trees...

Rehabilitation of a historic building

NC-2009 PIf1: Minimum Program Requirements
posted by Veronica Reed on Sep 30, 2015, 12:33 pm

Hello we are working on a rehabilitation project for a small hotel being developed in an existing...

Amphitheater Occupancy for SS and WE

General forums
posted by Peter Doo on Sep 30, 2015, 1:50 pm

Amphitheater Occupancy

Project Location: United States
Our project is the back stage area of a seasonal outdoor amphitheater concert venue. The venue hosts concerts 35 days per year...

Phasing Multiple LEED Projects

Healthcare-v2009 MPR3: Must use a reasonable site boundary
posted by Sara Zoumbaris on Oct 2, 2015, 12:30 pm

We are working on a development where the project site is composed of two adjacent parcels of land. There are four-buildings total on this site (3 new and 1 a major renovation) that are pursuing...

Certify some of multiple fitout floor

CI-2009 MPR2: Must be a complete, permanent building or space
posted by sompoche sirichote on Oct 5, 2015, 10:11 pm

Our client will rent 8,10-20 floor within 20 stories building.
They would like to get LEED CI certify only for 8 and 10 floor.
Can it be done under single project certification?

Pilot Credit Usability

Pilot-Credits MRpc52: Material multi-attribute assessment
posted by Chloe Bendistis on Oct 8, 2015, 2:57 pm

I have pursued this Pilot credit on several LEED projects over the past year and I'm happy to report that it has gotten significantly easier to document credit compliance. There are additional...

Students K-12

Calculating FTEs
posted by Erin Holdenried on Oct 16, 2015, 10:45 am

For a K-12 school where each student will be there most of the day. Would the students be counted as...

New Construction vs. Major Renovation

General forums
posted by Curtis Clark on Oct 20, 2015, 6:24 pm

I have a project which totally removes the building envelope, lighting/electrical system, and mechanical/plumbing system. Only the...

Fair Housing Act

Pilot-Credits PC34: Design for Adaptability
posted by Kenneth O'Brien on Oct 21, 2015, 3:26 pm

Why don't you just list the requirements for Fair Housing? The vague language of the list in the requirements is confusing. It would be nice to see blocking for grab bars included, and maybe...