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Excluded Spaces - 10%
EBOM-2009 IEQp1:Minimum IAQ Performanceposted by Christopher Schaffner on
EBOM allows up to 10% of spaces to be excluded from certain credit calculations. Can we exclude any spaces from the calculations for IEQp1?
Evapotransportation Units
NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Michael Smithing on
What unit is ETo expressed in? And what time period does the Total Potable Water Allied (gal) refer to? The CI reference guide states that ETo is expressed in millimeters or inches.
Pedestrian oriented hardscape on a vegetated roof
NC-2009 SSc5.2:Site Development—Maximize Open Spaceposted by Lauren Sparandara on
Hello, My project is getting SSc2 and is also going for SSc5.2. We are working on our diagram of our open space right now and had a few questions about our vegetated roof area.
Rigid Polyvinyl chloride Flooring
CS-2009 IEQc4.3:Low-Emitting Materials—Flooring Systemsposted by Panupant Phapant on
I am wondering that if our project use rigid polyvinyl chloride in flooring application. Is it required to get a Floorscore certified?
IEQ Space Matrix: hotel corridors, elevators and stairs
NC-2009 IEQc6.1:Controllability of Systems—Lightingposted by Jutta Berns on
the July 2012 space matrix identifies corridors, elevators and stairs in hotel projects as individual occupant/non-regularly occupied spaces.
Skanska Withdraws from U.S. Chamber Over Anti-LEED Amendment
posted by Paula Melton on
We've just received word from international construction firm Skanska that the company has dropped its membership in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce because of the trade group's anti-LEED stance.
number of secondary CHW pumps and cooling towers
CS-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performanceposted by tiantian zhou on
Dear Sir/Madam, Per the revised section 1.4 table, the number of secondary CHW pumps and cooling towers should be one.
Uploads for EAC1.3-1
CI-2009 EAc1.3:Optimize Energy Performance—HVACposted by Nick Chiarelli on
I plan to submit the Carrier HAP load data for Load calculations and an April load data for Part Load Calculations, but I am not sure what to include for the Fan sizing and zone-by-zone load calcul
Ks Species Factor
NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Alicia Villanueva on
We need some help selecting the ks in our project. We are considering the following factors: Ks=0 for native species (no irrigation) Ks= Low. For adaptative species. Low watering. Ks= Average.
Crushed Concrete used
CS-2009 MRc3:Materials Reuseposted by Jeremy Theodore on
If existing site (or off-site) concrete is crushed and used for sub-grade base, is that re-used or recycled?