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Donated Materials

Schools-2009 MRc5: Regional Materials
posted by Prudence Ferreira on Apr 20, 2011, 8:31 pm

A contractor has offered to donate a salvaged water tank to our project. The tank was salvaged locally so qualifies for the credit, but how do we calculate the cost for a donated item. Can we...

Last reply: Nadav Malin, Apr 21, 2011, 2:55 am

Sinks in a Massage & Wash Rooms

CI-2009 WEp1: Water Use Reduction
posted by Kirstin Weikert on Apr 20, 2011, 6:29 pm

Do sinks in Massage & Wash Rooms count in the WEp1 credit for LEED-CI? Currently, there is one massage room and one wash/dry room planned in my project. Both rooms include sinks. How would...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Apr 20, 2011, 6:35 pm

upgrading to LEED-EBOM 2009

General forums
posted by Tristan Roberts on Apr 20, 2011, 4:56 pm

Paola, you will need to create a new registration for the project at LEEDOnline.com. There will be a new registration fee and none of your current project information will carry over.
When...

Exceptions for flag pole lighting

EBOM-2009 SSc8: Light Pollution Reduction
posted by Mark Stromberg on Apr 20, 2011, 1:36 pm

We have a client with a flag pole and they would like to leave a flag pole light which shines from the ground up to the flag. Is there an exception to the light tresspass or night sky issue? If I...

Male to Female Ratios

NC-2009 WEp1: Water Use Reduction
posted by Leslie Jones on Jul 27, 2010, 12:02 pm

I am wondering if you have to use the 1:1 male to female ratio in most cases. My client wants to use a 60:40 male to female ratio and believes a narrative simply stating how that is their actual...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Apr 20, 2011, 12:14 pm

LEED documentation samples

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posted by Tristan Roberts on Apr 20, 2011, 9:11 am

Hi, you are in the right place. There are hundreds of examples on this website, with explanations. Click on this link to access the credits you would like examples for...

Regularly occupied areas in a stadium

NC-2009 IEQc8.1: Daylight and views - daylight
posted by Carolina Vergnano on Apr 15, 2011, 4:51 pm

My project is a Soccer Stadium and I'm having problems defining which are the "regularly occupied areas" I should consider when simulating daylight and views...
Should I consider the...

Last reply: Eddy Santosa, Apr 20, 2011, 1:51 am

Whole Building Reuse New Credit

Pilot-Credits PC19: Whole Building Reuse
posted by Bradley Guy on Dec 6, 2010, 10:10 pm

We hope the consideration of cultural and social aspects of reusing existing buildings through this credit is a valuable addition to the LEED standards. Your inputs are welcome in the development...

Last reply: Bradley Guy, Apr 19, 2011, 5:09 pm

Is demolition also part of the ESC-plan

NC-2009 SSp1: Construction Activity Pollution Prevention
posted by Christian Brücher on Apr 6, 2011, 7:42 am

Hello,
I have got a question concerning a project which will start within the next weeks.
Before the start of earth and construction works, an old building on the site has to be...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Apr 19, 2011, 3:41 pm

Heat Pipes

NC-2009 EAc4: Enhanced Refrigerant Management
posted by Christopher Schaffner on Apr 19, 2011, 12:21 pm

Here's a stumper for y'all.

A "heat pipe" uses refrigerant migration (without compressors) between two coils for heat recovery. If I am using a heat pipe system, do I include that...

Last reply: Bill Swanson, Apr 19, 2011, 2:25 pm