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Exemplary performance for providing showers for 60% of FTE's

NC-2009 SSc4.2:Alternative Transportation—Bicycle Storage and Changing Rooms
posted by  Tom Hurst  on 

We're working on a Fire Station with 10 FTE's and 6 showers (60%). Since the requirement for SSc4.2 is only 0.5%, our solution seems like it would be considered exemplary.

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Thu Jan 30, 2014, 6:53 pm

Is it obligatory to use the DES Guidance v2 for LEED 2009?

NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  Maya Karkour  on 

Dear Sirs, I just noted the following paragraph in the "Treatment of District or Campus Thermal Energy in LEED V2 and LEED 2009" document: "LEED v2009 projects are not formally required to use th

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EcoConsulting
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Thu Jan 30, 2014, 5:56 pm

no new parking

NC-2009 SSc4.3:Alternative Transportation—Low-Emitting and Fuel-Efficient Vehicles
posted by  Crina Bosch   on 

My understanding of this credit's intent is to reduce the impact of automobiles for commuters.

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Karpinski Engineering
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Thu Jan 30, 2014, 4:22 pm

Energy source for Reheat

NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  Maya Karkour  on 

Hello, For the baseline building, does the REHEAT energy source for a VAV system need to be identical to the proposed reheat source, or is it as per the main heating source? For example, my propo

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Thu Jan 30, 2014, 10:31 am

Natural ventilation

NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  Rosana Correa  on 

We are working on an industrial building which has 3 hangars which are occupied during working hours and its partly open and 24 hours natural ventilated.

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7group / Energy Opportunities
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Thu Jan 30, 2014, 8:59 am

"Prime Farmland, If Irrigated"?

Determining Farmland or Floodplain Classification for SSc1
posted by  Colin Day  on 
Hello, I am trying to determine if I would be able to a project claim this credit for a project my office is working on.
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Vermont House of Representatives
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Wed Jan 29, 2014, 9:49 pm

calculating fte for dummies

Calculating FTEs
posted by  Carrie Laurendine  on 

the LEED NC reference manual doesnt actually seem to have directions anywhere on how to arrive at FTE. It makes reference to it as if its just innate human knowledge we are born with.

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Wed Jan 29, 2014, 7:33 pm

Banking facility

NC-2009 SSc2:Development Density and Community Connectivity
posted by  Magda Aghababyan  on 

For one of our projects we are thinking of negotiating with a local bank to set up an ATM machine that is open to public.

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Sustainable Investment Group
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Wed Jan 29, 2014, 6:48 pm

Certification: Final Steps

LEED Reviews: Appeals, Design/Construction Submittals, and more
posted by  Eric Carter  on 

Just last week, we submitted our Construction Credits for Preliminary Review.

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ABUD Engineering Ltd.
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Wed Jan 29, 2014, 1:35 pm

Production line with both skylight and artifical lights

EBOM-2009 IEQc2.2:Controllability of Systems—Lighting
posted by  Magda Aghababyan  on 

We have a production line with about 2000 workers that has both a skylight system and an artificial lighting system that only works when the daylight level goes below a specified limit.

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Tue Jan 28, 2014, 8:29 pm