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Option 1 Accessible Floor or Ceiling

CI-v4 MRc2: Interiors life-cycle impact reduction
posted by Jonathan Weiss on Mar 1, 2018, 3:36 pm

Anyone with experience on how this option works?  For a project where we have acoustical ceiling systems over more than 50% of the ceilings, does this apply?  How do we define "not entangled with...

Great new zero-energy school video available

Schools-2009 IDc3: The School as a Teaching Tool
posted by Nadav Malin on Mar 4, 2018, 7:13 am

We're really proud of this video we (at BuildingGreen) created for the U.S. Department of Energy with Storyshop Films. It's less than 10 minutes, and tells the story of this great elementary...

What's up with LEED v4 version of School as a Teaching Tool?

Schools-2009 IDc3: The School as a Teaching Tool
posted by Nadav Malin on Mar 4, 2018, 7:44 am

Does anyone know what's going on with the v4 version of this credit? In 2009/v3 it was clearly its own credit, but in v4 it seems to be in limbo. 

It shows up as...

Private / Public Fixtures for Outpatients

Healthcare-v2009 WEp1: Water Use Reduction
posted by CT G on Mar 5, 2018, 9:27 am

We are working on a clinic which was both inpatients and outpatients. For the outpatients, we are trying to figure out whether one should consider public or private fixtures, and how many uses we...

End use with multiple fuels

Retail-CI-v4 EAc3: Advanced Energy Metering
posted by Jared Silliker on Mar 6, 2018, 2:34 pm

I'm working on a grocery project. Cooking will be a significant energy load, exceeding 10%, and will be gas-dominant. There are a handful of electric cooking devices that will account for 1-2% of...

Biobased materials- Manufacturer declared conformance

CI-v4 MRc4: Building product disclosure and optimization - sourcing of raw materials
posted by Danna Richey on Mar 7, 2018, 9:41 am

We have a project on which we're using a large amount of wool, and we'd like to be able to take credit for biobased materials.  Since we're unable to find any...

Eligibility- roof areas in the calculations of restored area and activated area

CS-v4 SSc2: Site development - protect or restore habitat
posted by Ricardo Sá on Mar 8, 2018, 5:05 am

Dear All,

We are currently working in a project of a retail building with the following characteristics:

  • sales area located, mainly, below ground (level -1);
  • car...

Two Phase Renovation- Two phases of testing possible?

CI-v4 EQc4: Indoor air quality assessment
posted by Katherine Roth on Mar 8, 2018, 6:43 pm

The commercial interiors project includes the renovation of an office space in two phases. 1/2 of the tenant space will be renovated in Phase I. During Phase I, the other 1/2 of the tenant space...

How does this Pilot Credit work?

Pilot-Credits EQpc85: Learning controls for thermal comfort
posted by Shannon Brown on Mar 9, 2018, 10:57 am

I have no experience with this pilot program, so naturally I'll have a couple questions rather than comments.

Therefore, from what I can gather we just need to meet the requirements in the...

Clarification on the requirement "to be significantly better than standard sustainable design practices"

NC-2009 IDc1: Innovation in Design
posted by Ashley Hu on Mar 9, 2018, 2:55 pm

Hi everybody,

The documentation required of an innovation in design credit is a narrative that describes the credit intent, requirements, list of proposed submittals, design approach, and...