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Addition to an Existing Building

LEED Rating System Selection
posted by  Henrique Mendes  on 

Hello Everyone. Our client is going to build an addition to an existing building. This building is factory which runs a production line.

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Green Domus | Desenvolvimento Sustentável
LEEDuser Basic Member
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Mon Jul 22, 2013, 1:18 pm

Unavailable rainfall data

NC-2009 SSc6.1:Stormwater Design—Quantity Control
posted by  Magda Aghababyan  on 

Hello, We have a project in Sri Lanka where we try to attempt this credit via percentile rainfall event option. However we find difficulty of getting continuous 30 year rainfall data.

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Regional Stormwater Leader
Arcadis North America
LEEDuser Expert
144 thumbs up
Mon Jul 22, 2013, 12:35 pm

Definition of building alteration

EBOM-2009 MRc3:Sustainable Purchasing—Facility Alterations and Additions
posted by  Jorng-ren Chern  on 

Our project team has a question about the definition of building alteration for LEED-EB certification. According to the reference guide, the minimum alteration “include construction activity by mor

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Founder & CEO, LEED Fellow, BREEAM Fellow
BuildingWise LLC
LEEDuser Expert
224 thumbs up
Fri Jul 19, 2013, 12:54 am

Transportation on Weekends

NC-2009 SSc4.1:Alternative Transportation—Public Transportation Access
posted by  Donald Green  on 

I received a Review Comment questioning the availability of bus routes on the weekend as follows: "it appears that only one bus route is accessible on weekends.

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Sr Project Manager / Operations Manager
Progressive AE
LEEDuser Basic Member
25 thumbs up
Thu Jul 18, 2013, 10:27 pm

OA damper that closes at certain conditions

EBOM-2009 IEQp1:Minimum IAQ Performance
posted by  Darin Amsberry  on 

We are working on getting an 8-story office building LEED EBOM certified. The system utilizes large built up air handlers to provide supply air to fan powered VAV boxes.

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Senior Sustainability Manager
WSP - Built Ecology
LEEDuser Expert
188 thumbs up
Thu Jul 18, 2013, 8:23 pm

Secure parking garage/room

NC-2009 SSc4.2:Alternative Transportation—Bicycle Storage and Changing Rooms
posted by  Phillip Cook  on 

We were thinking of using wall hanging bike racks in the underground parking area of our building.

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Representative
Vermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
7780 thumbs up
Thu Jul 18, 2013, 8:22 pm

CxA contracting for enhanced commissioning in a design&build pro

NC-2009 EAc3:Enhanced Commissioning
posted by  Valentin Grimaud  on 

Dear All, We have a 300,000sqft project, quite technical facility. It is a design&build contract and the owner is reluctant on taking independent contracts on his own.

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Senior Architect
Benham, A Haskell Company
LEEDuser Premium Member
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Thu Jul 18, 2013, 4:38 pm

Non-compliant pre-filters

EBOM-2009 IEQc1.4:IAQ Best Management Practices—Reduce Particulates in Air Distribution
posted by  Eddie Cuevas  on 

I am working on a project with several large outdoor air handlers. Each air handler has a system of MERV 8 pre-filters followed by MERV 13 main filters.

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Vermont House of Representatives
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Thu Jul 18, 2013, 2:20 pm

ID credit for flushout under other rating systems guidelines?

CS-2009 IEQc3:Construction IAQ Management Plan—During Construction
posted by  Deeta Bernstein  on 

Does anyone have experience documenting an ID credit in CS for flushout based on another rating system (CI for example)? Flushout would be just for built out 2 floors of a 5 story building.

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Vermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
7780 thumbs up
Thu Jul 18, 2013, 12:31 am

Drawing the baseline case

NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  Marcio Alberto Casado Pereira  on 

I find this credit extremely subjective. Or maybe we don't quite understand it...

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Senior Sustainability Manager
YR&G
LEEDuser Basic Member
62 thumbs up
Thu Jul 18, 2013, 12:11 am