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Preferred Parking strategies

CS-2009 SSc4.3: Alternative transportation - low-emitting and fuel-efficient vehicles
posted by Michelle Raigosa on Jun 23, 2010, 2:38 pm

If there is above ground parking available for all building occupants and below grade parking with limited access available, is the restricted garage required to have preferred parking stalls if...

Last reply: Julie Hendricks, Sep 29, 2011, 10:28 am

In the lease, but not in the scope

CI-2009 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
posted by Dee Spiro on Jun 24, 2010, 1:05 pm

For prescriptive compliance, is a CI project required to meet continuous insulation requirements for building envelope if it is not part of their project scope, even if there is nothing in the...

Last reply: Paul Conrad, Jun 28, 2010, 9:45 am

Sheetrock recycling

CI-2009 MRc2: Construction Waste Management
posted by Rachael Green on Jun 24, 2010, 1:49 pm

I have several projects in Texas and we are unable to get even a minimum of 50% on these two credits due to the new TCEQ (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality) rule indicating that sheetrock...

Last reply: Clint Newton, Oct 7, 2010, 9:21 am

Dimming Lights- Internal Lighting Power Allowance

CS-2009 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
posted by Maya Karkour on Jun 29, 2010, 4:45 am

Hello,

Does anybody know how to integrate dimming lighting power in the total installed interior lighting power ? Do we assume that the light bulbs are always dimmed to the max (and...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Jul 24, 2013, 3:11 pm

Base element vs fixture, furniture and FF&E

NC-2009 IEQc4.4: Low-emitting materials - composite wood and agrifiber products
posted by Vivian Wan on Jun 29, 2010, 10:51 pm

Is there any solid definition for base elements and fixture/furniture/FF&E? Are Acoustic Panel, Timber Veneer, Plastic Laminate to Wall and movable openable wall panel defined as base...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Sep 24, 2010, 9:13 am

Are permanently open doors or windows allowed?

NC-2009 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
posted by Jean Marais on Jul 8, 2010, 6:58 am

CI Project:
Retail Areas inside a mall open their doors in the morning and stand open during the working day. These shops will be conditioned and mech ventilated. Their doors will however...

Last reply: Jean Marais, Oct 6, 2010, 5:47 am

Parking footprint

NC-2009 SSc5.1: Site development - protect or restore habitat
posted by Fabio Frescia on Jul 8, 2010, 10:18 pm

Dear all,
Our project includes 10,000m2 of parking footprint (this area not cover by perimeter, just is under roof). So, should we consider it within building footprint? Since I see LEED's...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Jul 12, 2010, 11:21 pm

Allowed but not necessarily advisable

General forums
posted by Tristan Roberts on Jul 12, 2010, 11:24 pm

Eric, I don't know of any...

Last reply: mary ostafi, Jul 24, 2013, 2:20 pm

Successful PBT avoidance

Pilot-Credits PC2: PBT Source Reduction: Dioxins and Halogenated Organic Compounds
posted by Abena Darden on Jul 13, 2010, 4:47 pm

I would be interested in knowing if any LEEDUser out there has had a project successfully earn the PBT avoidance credit. What were the challenges and barriers? How knowledgeable were the...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Aug 20, 2010, 12:41 am

Synthetic Gymnasium Flooring

NC-2009 IEQc4.3: Low-emitting materials - flooring systems
posted by Keith Robertson on Jul 16, 2010, 3:40 pm

We have a project that uses a seamless site-installed pulyurethane product for a gymnasium floor. (Pulastic or Elastiplus are two tradenames.) We are trying to establish whether they would be...

Last reply: Reinhard Oppl, Feb 2, 2011, 3:39 am