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Excluding unknown future development from LEED Campus Boundary

LEED Guidance for Campuses and Multiple Buildings
posted by Shabari Shaily Gerber on Nov 13, 2017, 7:06 am

Hi everyone!

We have recently submitted an industrial project under 'Campus' category for LEED NCv9 rating with two buildings - one of them not attempting the certification. We have just...

ICOP AHRI 340/360

NC-2009 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
posted by Francesco Passerini on Nov 13, 2017, 11:50 am

As for the mandatory provisions according to ASHRAE 90.1-2007, Tab. 6.8.1A refers to ICOP with test procedure AHRI 340/360. Online I have found version 2015 and there I find no reference to ICOP...

Group Approach- distance for calculation of diverse uses

CS-v4 LTc4: Surrounding density and diverse uses
posted by Ricardo Sá on Nov 14, 2017, 6:25 am

Dear All,

According to Appendix C of LEED campus Guidance, the credit for surrounding...

Smoking Cabin in Parking Building

Retail-CI-v2009 IEQp2: Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Control
posted by sompoche sirichote on Nov 16, 2017, 3:34 am

Our project is retail store with parking building block attached. Problem is our space is limited to provide smoking area in open air and we cannot provide smoking room due to law. Anyway, we...

LEED Hospitality and occupancy calculation

Hospitality-NC-v4 MPR2: Must use reasonable LEED boundaries
posted by Ricardo Sá on Nov 17, 2017, 12:19 pm

I'm starting a LEED Certification of a building that will be used to accommodate students, comprising of 220 individual rooms that are to be fully occupied between September and July (occupancy...

Does open space need to be conserved over some period of time?

Schools-NC-v4 SSc3: Open space
posted by Amy McLean on Nov 21, 2017, 11:38 am

Does documentation from the school district/owner need to be provided certifying that open space for this credit will not be developed?

Schools may want to expand over time which sort of...

Innovative design approaches for adaptability?

Pilot-Credits PC34: Design for Adaptability
posted by Liz Rhodes on Nov 21, 2017, 2:47 pm

Verbiage in the Pilot Credit on USGBC.com states only an "accessible level" is required.  Therefore, does this exclude levels that are accessible by elevator?  This statement implies that only...

Airside HVAC

Schools-EBOM-v4 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
posted by John on Nov 22, 2017, 5:32 am

What capacity and CFM value should be entered in the minimum energy performance calculator (air side HVAC tab) for HVAC systems when the capacity value is made to "eQuest default" in order to...

Defaut Rated-Power

CI-v4 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
posted by Len Sciarra on Nov 22, 2017, 6:10 pm

does anyone know if there is a default table for equipment and appliances with rated power in V4 like there was in V3? Thanks

Combining option 1 and 2

CS-v4 SSc2: Site development - protect or restore habitat
posted by Emmanuel Pauwels on Nov 23, 2017, 6:57 am

Our project is a zero lot line. We would be able to install a green roof for 20% of the project site surface which is not enough since the treshold is 30%. However, we wonder if it would be...