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v09 Water Use Reduction Additional Guidance available

NC-2009 WEp1: Water Use Reduction
posted by RETIRED on Nov 15, 2016, 4:49 pm

As part of the October 2016 LEED addenda update (http://www.usgbc.org/articles/leed-addenda-update-october-2016),...

Planters

NC-v4 SSc3: Open space
posted by Justin Halse on Nov 18, 2016, 1:33 pm

Under LEED v4, do planters count as vegetated space? We are working on a project for a university and we are putting in planters. We can make it work to get this credit, but the planters would...

Profitability from great process is not just for LEED

General forums
posted by Karen Tucker on Nov 18, 2016, 2:51 pm

What an interesting article, Tristan. Thanks for mentioning iLiv!

As you said, we are first and foremost dedicated to process – the discovery, refinement, and realization of processes that...

Reduce quantity of elevators

Pilot-Credits EQpc78: Design for active occupants
posted by Brenda Parker on Nov 21, 2016, 11:19 am

Has anyone done a study to prove that incorporating the features of this credit into their buildings has reduced elevator usage in a high-enough percentage to be able to reduce the quantity of...

EAp2 Energy Equipment form

CI-2009 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
posted by Steve Zuwala on Nov 21, 2016, 5:09 pm

When listing non-energy star equipment we enter N/A in the Make or model column. This column is also used for Equivalent equipment as well, so the right had part of the form serves two purposes...

PI Form 2: MPR7

CI-2009 MPR7: Must comply with a minimum building area to site area ratio
posted by Aline Luther on Nov 22, 2016, 5:00 pm

For a project of a commercial interior (commercial office in a commercial building) the...

precertification vs certification differences in regularly area

General forums
posted by Catharina B on Nov 24, 2016, 10:23 am

Hi All
My project is after precertification, there all Pif's are approved. Now during the construction the quontity of regularly area has been changed. So during design submittal we shal...

Amount of rainwater treated with a storage tank

NC-v4 SSc4: Rainwater management
posted by Ricardo Sá on Nov 25, 2016, 1:33 pm

Hi all,

I'm working on a project that is pursuing LEED certification. Stormwater management strategy will be based on the collection of runoff from the roofs in order to...

modeling with air cooled chiller

NC-2009 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
posted by sherif el adly on Nov 29, 2016, 10:11 am

the building size is mandating to model the baseline with a water cooled chiller and I will compare the baseline with the design which is using HVAC that is (air cooled chiller + ice storage +...

tested flush and flow rates

NC-2009 WEp1: Water Use Reduction
posted by Erin Holdenried on Nov 29, 2016, 6:42 pm

I have a major renovation project that has existing plumbing fixtures that will remain. These fixtures have been tested, however, the water pressure at the project site is well below the Energy...