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Raised Floor Wood Components

NC-2009 MRc7:Certified Wood
posted by  Sonia M. Miranda Palacios  on 

Hi all, I´m working in a project that will have raised floors with a wood beam (instead of metal) as support. The wood will not be "FSC" certified.

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Jason Grant Consulting
LEEDuser Expert
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Fri Jun 28, 2013, 3:21 pm

SSc4 - Number of building occupants - 24 hour facility

EBOM-2009 SSc4:Alternative Commuting Transportation
posted by  Jessica Verhotz  on 

We are working on a hospital that is a 24-hour facility.

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Fri Jun 28, 2013, 1:22 am

Concrete additives replacing portion of cement

NC-2009 IDc1:Innovation in Design
posted by  Maya Karkour  on 

Hello, For one of our LEED projects (50-storey mixed use tower), the full structure will be concrete (slabs and columns).

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Director, Sustainable Design Solutions
HDR
LEEDuser Basic Member
25 thumbs up
Thu Jun 27, 2013, 9:34 pm

Existing Envelop is unknow

NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  Anil Bhari  on 

As per requirement G3.1.5(f) baseline, any existing envelope, the baseline building design shall reflect existing conditions prior to any revision.

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7group / Energy Opportunities
LEEDuser Expert
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Thu Jun 27, 2013, 7:54 pm

Conference rooms - Regularly occupied space?

CI-2009 IEQc8.2:Daylight and Views—Views for Seated Spaces
posted by  Alicia Wilgus  on 

I'm seeing a lot of comments about conference rooms being considered a regularly occupied space.

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Harrison French & Associates
LEEDuser Basic Member
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Thu Jun 27, 2013, 1:49 pm

"Strip-Center" watts per sf approach

CS-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  PAULA HIDALGO  on 

I have a mall with the "strip center" shape, this is without any common areas and is totally open.

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LEED Fellow
7group / Energy Opportunities
LEEDuser Expert
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Thu Jun 27, 2013, 1:00 pm

LEED modelling schedules

NC-2009 EAc1:Optimize Energy Performance
posted by  Chilufya Lombe  on 

Hi, just wanted to get an idea of the schedules for occupancy, lighting etc that are generally used for LEED modelling.

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N.E. Fisher & Associates, Inc.
LEEDuser Basic Member
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Wed Jun 26, 2013, 11:13 pm

"If FSC product has recycled content it CAN NOT be include under

NC-2009 MRc7:Certified Wood
posted by  Sara Axon  on 

under MRc7, FSC only in MRc4". We purchased FSC MDF that is mfg.'d with recycled content.

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LEED AP BD+C, O+M, Green Globes Professional
JLL
LEEDuser Basic Member
112 thumbs up
Tue Jun 25, 2013, 8:37 pm

USGBC Approved Equivalent/Program

General forums
posted by  Peggy White  on 

As indicated in my previous comments on LEEDuser, the 'USGBC Approved Program' is the big dealbreaker for me.

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Vermont House of Representatives
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Tue Jun 25, 2013, 5:30 pm

Ventilation By Exhaust air make-up

NC-2009 IEQp1:Minimum IAQ Performance
posted by  Chinthaka Jagodaarachchi  on 

We working on a industrial building where there is an unconditioned dining area for factory workers. This dining area is provided with roof mounted exhaust fans.

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Tue Jun 25, 2013, 3:48 pm