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Metering Faucets - why the "standard" requirement/limitation?

NC-2009 WEp1:Water Use Reduction—20% Reduction
posted by  Michelle Robinson Schwarting  on 

There's been a lot of talk recently about the auto-control / metering faucet requirement in LEED via the "Water Use Reduction Additional Guidance" document.

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Polk Stanley Wilcox Architects
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Tue Oct 15, 2013, 2:42 pm

Dishwashers included?

EBOM-2009 WEp1:Minimum Indoor Plumbing Fixture and Fitting Efficiency
posted by  Alicia Villanueva  on 

Dishwashers should not be included in the form correct?

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L GEES 智利捷达
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Mon Oct 14, 2013, 5:20 pm

laboratory sinks

NC-2009 WEc3:Water Use Reduction
posted by  Bryan Waters  on 

Our project is a 50% office- 50% lab building. Are laboratory sinks to be accounted for in this credit calculation? Thanks.

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Mon Oct 14, 2013, 3:41 pm

Air Cooled Units

EBOM-2009 WEc4:Cooling Tower Water Management
posted by  Anna Korinkova  on 

Does it mean that projects which are using air cooled chillers are not eligible for this credit and therefore are "punished" for using no potable water for chillers?

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Vermont House of Representatives
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Mon Oct 14, 2013, 1:10 pm

Non-potable river water vs. cooling tower

EBOM-2009 WEc4:Cooling Tower Water Management
posted by  Katie Anthony  on 

I am working on certification for a building that doesn't have cooling towers, but uses the adjacent river (non-potable water) for the similar purpose as a cooling tower.

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Mon Oct 14, 2013, 12:50 pm

LEED NC v. 2.2 certification is eligible?

EBOM-2009 SSc1:LEED Certified Design and Construction
posted by  David Faltenhine  on 

SSc1 Option 1 states, "Show that the building has previously been certified under LEED for New Construction and Major Renovations.", which seems to imply a LEED 2009 certificaton.

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Sun Oct 13, 2013, 9:33 pm

Modifying landscape area for appeal review

EBOM-2009 WEc3:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  Alicia Villanueva  on 

My team and I are in the appeal phase for our project. WEc3 was denied because the total area of exterior landscaping is 3,276 square feet, which is less than 5% of the total site area and therefor

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WSP USA
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Sat Oct 12, 2013, 2:36 pm

Average Pressure Differential Calculation

NC-2009 IEQc5:Indoor Chemical and Pollutant Source Control
posted by  Sunayana Jain  on 

How is average pressure differential calculated? What is the condition of door assumed to calculate above. Thanks!

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Sustainability Specialist
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Fri Oct 11, 2013, 6:00 pm

Building Envelope in Baseline for Major Renovation

CS-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  Maria Porter  on 

In the Baseline model for a major renovation, for the envelope part: Do we use the “normal” Baseline elements as are in appendix G or do we model the envelope as it was before the major renovation

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Skanska Sweden
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Fri Oct 11, 2013, 5:28 pm

Marine Grade Plywood

NC-2009 IEQc4.4:Low-Emitting Materials—Composite Wood and Agrifiber Products
posted by  Nicole Seekely  on 

I've been told there's no marine grade plywood product that I can use on foodservice millwork that complies with this credit.

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Vermont House of Representatives
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Fri Oct 11, 2013, 4:42 pm