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Distance Credit- Verification of Rail or Water Transportation

NC-2009 MRc5: Regional Materials
posted by barbara anderson on Nov 16, 2013, 7:19 pm

Why does no one ask for paper work to verify that material is shipped by rail or water? There are so many manufactures that fill out the submission documents and lie about how it got to the job...

Last reply: Jenelle Shapiro, Feb 13, 2014, 1:59 am

Unpaved Parking

EBOM-2009 SSc7.1: Heat island effect - nonroof
posted by Michael Smithing on Nov 18, 2013, 10:09 am

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. In addition to the...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Nov 20, 2013, 9:17 am

Modeling the envelope

CS-2009 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
posted by Alan Viale on Nov 19, 2013, 10:58 am

Two short questions about modeling the envelope:

1. For my proposed model, am I required to follow the tables from appendix A even when my project is outside the US? In Peru, our reality...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Nov 25, 2013, 7:21 pm

ID credits earned in Base Bldg vs CI

CI-2009 IDc1: Innovation in Design
posted by Sheryl Swartzle on Nov 19, 2013, 11:45 am

Our CI's base bldg earned LEED Gold which included ID credits for green cleaning, education, and low mercury lamps. From previous posts it looks like we cannot pursue green cleaning, but how...

Last reply: Michael Smithing, Jun 3, 2015, 12:33 am

Tenant area with prescribed HVAC system in a CS project

CS-2009 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
posted by farhana imran on Dec 24, 2013, 5:09 am

Dear Expert,
In our CS project the owner wants to limit the tenants to a specific HVAC system with under floor air distribution. The MEP engineers have considered a bulk cooling load for...

Last reply: farhana imran, Dec 26, 2013, 9:38 am

Clarification on C&S and MEP Systems

CS-2009 EAc1: Optimize Energy Performance
posted by Emmanuel Gee on Dec 26, 2013, 5:06 pm

Hello, This is our first Core & Shell project and we have a tenant ready for a two story commercial space. The entire project is being designed with the tenant in mind due to their...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Feb 17, 2014, 11:21 am

Sensor activated lav faucets

CI-2009 WEc1: Water Use Reduction
posted by Crista Shopis on Jan 7, 2014, 11:47 am

The Water Use Reduction Additional Guidance document states that "When using an autocontrol faucet with...

Last reply: Carlie Bullock-Jones, Jun 9, 2015, 1:28 pm

NC or CI?

LEED Rating System Selection
posted by Karl Heitman on Jan 7, 2014, 1:24 pm

Karl Heitman President Heitman Architects Inc LEEDuser Premium Member 4 thumbs up January 8, 2014- 11:48 am I would appreciate it if anyone has any insight to my question. Thanks! Log in or register to post comments Tristan Roberts Representative Vermont House of Representatives LEEDuser Expert 11477 thumbs up January 8, 2014- 11:59 am Joann, please see our FAQs about response time on our forums. Log in or register to post comments Barry Giles Founder & CEO, LEED Fellow, BREEAM Fellow BuildingWise LLC LEEDuser Expert 338 thumbs up January 8, 2014- 12:13 pm Joann, With this limited information the basic...

Last reply: Karl Heitman, Jan 8, 2014, 2:53 pm

VOC limits?

Retail-CI-v2009 IEQc4.6: Low-emitting materials - ceiling and wall systems
posted by Erica Downs on Jan 9, 2014, 1:16 pm

I am new to IDC Retail... hopefully others have some experiece?

i have the IDC Retail Supplement, and it really does not say anything at all other than the language provided above. The "...

Last reply: Erica Downs, Dec 31, 2015, 12:54 pm

Campus Credits q

Living with LEED Online - quirks, bugs and hiccups
posted by Kathryn West on Jan 13, 2014, 11:03 am

As of today, can campuses be documented using www.leedonline.com or do we need to use the new site https...

Last reply: Kathryn West, Jan 13, 2014, 5:02 pm