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Determination of nonpotable water

NC-2009 WEc2:Innovative Wastewater Technologies
posted by  Adi Negara, LEED AP BD+C  on 

In general, buildings in our country usually get clean water from PDAM (the municipal water system), and this clean water have a quality standard that is not equal (below) to EPA's drinking water q

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Sustainability Manager
KEMA Services
LEEDuser Basic Member
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Mon Nov 25, 2013, 2:31 am

S12.2-2010

Schools-2009 IEQc9:Enhanced Acoustical Performance
posted by  Dana Murdoch  on 

I went to the asastore.aip.org site and they did not have the 2002 version available. Can I use the 2009/2010 version? Will it be more stringent??

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Daniel Hicks, E.I., INCE
Geiler & Associates
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Fri Nov 22, 2013, 7:16 pm

At what point is something considered non-monoculture?

EBOM-2009 SSc5:Site Development—Protect or Restore Open Habitat
posted by  Allen Scerber  on 

During the value engineering process, a lot of the plantings were removed for budgetary reasons. I need to re-introduce them but judiciously to get back to the spirit of the credit.

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Thu Nov 21, 2013, 6:42 pm

Material invoices

NC-2009 MRc4:Recycled Content
posted by  Heather Holdridge  on 

I realize that actual material invoices are not required for upload, but I am on a project right now where many of the subs are giving me a percentage of the contract amount.

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RSP Architects Ltd.
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Thu Nov 21, 2013, 11:39 am

blinds for individual workstations

EBOM-2009 IEQc2.2:Controllability of Systems—Lighting
posted by  Lyle Axelarris  on 

For multi-occupant spaces, a compliant option mentioned in the Bird's Eye View is to have an "on/off switch combined with blinds for a window." Is the same true for individual workspaces?

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Wed Nov 20, 2013, 9:10 pm
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Business Development Manager
Entegrity
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154 thumbs up
Wed Nov 20, 2013, 8:47 pm

Unpaved Parking

EBOM-2009 SSc7.1:Heat Island Reduction—Nonroof
posted by  Michael Smithing  on 

The reference guide indicates that parking should be included in the hardscape area - this is good because much of the parking at our project uses an open grid paving system.

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Director - Green Building Advisory
Colliers International Ltd.
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Wed Nov 20, 2013, 2:17 pm

Attached building

ND-v2009 GIBp1:Certified green building
posted by  Karyn Rodrigues  on 

Is it possible that an attached building (LEED certified) may be sufficient to meet the prerequisite GIBp1?

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LEED AP-ND, Principal
Criterion Planners
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Tue Nov 19, 2013, 10:56 pm

ENERGY STAR equipment in medical clinic finish-out

CI-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  Christine Robbins-Elrod  on 

Our LEED-CI project is fitting within a shell space of a much larger LEED-NC hospital project (while the hospital also owns the clinic that is pursuing LEED-CI, GBCI has already confirmed that LEED

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Tue Nov 19, 2013, 8:14 pm

Preferred Parking Requirements

CS-2009 SSc4.3:Alternative Transportation—Low-Emitting and Fuel-Efficient Vehicles
posted by  Dan Lokken  on 

On our campus we are using both LE/FE vehicle preferment as well as carpool preferment.

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Tue Nov 19, 2013, 7:42 pm