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New Midrise Rating Selection Guidance

LEED Rating System Selection
posted by  Michelle Rosenberger  on 

Has anyone seen the newest release of the Rating System Selection Guidance (dated 1/27/14 on the download page no date on the document)? It indicates that multifamily residential buildings of 4 to

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Wed Feb 5, 2014, 8:06 pm

On-site duct manufacture

NC-2009 IEQc3.1:Construction IAQ Management Plan—During Construction
posted by  Mauricio Ramirez  on 

Hi. One of the projects in which I'm involved will have on-site HVAC duct manufacture. Does this practice has any inconvenient for the compliance with the credit IEQc3.1?

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Wed Feb 5, 2014, 5:56 pm

LEED-CS sunset date

General forums
posted by  Tristan Roberts  on 

I believe the standard GBCI policy on sunset dates is six years from the last date that a project could register under the given rating system.

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Sustainable Investment Group
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Wed Feb 5, 2014, 4:21 pm

100% OA SYSTEM?

NC-2009 IEQp1:Minimum IAQ Performance
posted by  Weidong Luo  on 

an AHU with no return air supplies 100% OA to an office and a conference room with FCUs, the OA supply ducts connected to the FCU supply ducts.

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Ecotech International
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Tue Feb 4, 2014, 8:36 pm

Energy Model documentation and a why is it so...

General forums
posted by  Jesse Robbins  on 

Tristan, Thanks for your offer to get answers. I don't yet have experience in a LEED v4 project, but have been unable to find documentation on using initial vs.

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Vermont House of Representatives
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Tue Feb 4, 2014, 7:27 pm

Hexavalent Chromium on groundwater

NC-2009 SSc3:Brownfield Redevelopment
posted by  eirini matsouki  on 

Hi all, Our project is international and is under construction. We are keeping this credit on a stand-by, as during the design submission there was not any evidence of contamination.

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Tue Feb 4, 2014, 6:41 pm

Beta Testing

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posted by  Melissa Wrolstad  on 

When will USGBC post the results of the LEED Beta Testing?

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JLL
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Tue Feb 4, 2014, 4:30 pm

MINIMUM IAQ AND FTE

NC-2009 IEQp1:Minimum IAQ Performance
posted by  Paula Hernandez  on 

I have had this doubt from a long time, is the occupancy assumed for IEQ calculations related to FTE?, and if so, in which wa?, Thank you

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Tue Feb 4, 2014, 2:59 pm

IEQc4.1,c4.2 & c4.2 Add to v2009 to v4 substitutions list

General forums
posted by  Ian McCall  on 

Dear Tristan, I am currently working on European based LEED 2009 (V3) registered projects. Apparently LEED V4 credits IEQ c4.1, IEQ c4.2 & IEQ c4.4 now accept local VOC content regulations as a

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Tue Feb 4, 2014, 1:50 pm

LEED Documentation for Steel Subcontractor

NC-2009 MRc4:Recycled Content
posted by  Shaunna Shaw  on 

I work for a construction company that does steel fabrication and erection.

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Nucor Corporation
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Mon Feb 3, 2014, 9:51 pm