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NC-v4 EAc4: Demand response
posted by Brightworks Sustainability on Mar 30, 2017, 4:03 pm

Our project is a student dorm on a university campus. The campus generates most of its power with their chilled water and co-generation plants and they purchase very little energy from the local...

Can we use the IEQc4.5 Furniture and Furnishings as an ID credit

NC-2009 IDc1: Innovation in Design
posted by Carmen Vidal-Hallett on Apr 2, 2017, 10:37 pm

Hello:

Our team is completing the maximum amount of credits under the IEQc4 and we were wondering if the IEQc4.5 Furniture and Furnishings can be counted as an Innovation and Design credit...

> 10% exemption possible?

EBOM-2009 MPR2: Must be a complete, permanent building or space
posted by Rasita Masalskyte on Apr 13, 2017, 9:37 am

Hello,

Has anyone heard of possibility to exclude >10% of building gross area that is under separate ownership and management?

In our case such space makes 14%. Although the...

Process Water

Retail-NC-v2009 WEp1: Water Use Reduction
posted by Donald Green on Apr 14, 2017, 9:34 am

We have a project where there are a couple pieces of equipment that may be considered...

Resources Links not working

NC-2009 SSp1: Construction Activity Pollution Prevention
posted by RYAN BEN SABILALA on Apr 18, 2017, 12:33 am

I noticed some of the links for the Resources Page are not working anymore.
Can anyone do an update?

Thank you.

Access to at least 50% of tenant occupant floors

Pilot-Credits EQpc78: Design for active occupants
posted by Christopher Heine on Apr 19, 2017, 10:03 am

The credit language states "Buildings must have at least one main stair that enables occupants to travel between the building entrance floor(s), occupant’s own destination floor and common use...

UCSB- Bren Hall

Pilot-Credits IPpc96: LEED Lab
posted by Brandon Kaysen on Apr 19, 2017, 5:13 pm

We are very excited to be wrapping up our third LEED Lab project at UCSB. This ear we are certifying the iconic Bren Hall under Version 4 of the EBO&M rating system. This year we've had 40...

April 2017 addenda

NC-v4 MRc4: Building product disclosure and optimization - material ingredients
posted by Nadav Malin on Apr 20, 2017, 11:24 am

With its April 2017 LEED Addenda USGBC continues to add to the list of certifications and declarations that qualify for Option 1—Material Ingredient Reporting of the ...

GREEN POWER- WIND Mills

NC-2009 EAc6: Green Power
posted by SAMY Chamy on Apr 24, 2017, 12:20 am

Dear Concern:-

Our client produce huge amount of Renewable energy by wind mills and the energy produced via wind mill is almost 5 times greater than LEED project annual energy consumption...

Option 1- how to account for a structural truss in the calcs

Schools-2009 IEQp3: Minimum Acoustical Performance
posted by Jeremy Knoll on May 3, 2017, 11:12 am

In our classrooms and other core learning spaces, we are leaving a concrete, pan joist system exposed. We plan to apply acoustic spray to the underside of the slab between the joists, leaving...