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Hotel Spa Water Use - LEED NC
NC-2009 WEp1:Water Use Reduction—20% Reductionposted by Ian McCall on
I am working on a high-end hotel that has a spa installed. Is the spa considered in the water use reduction calculations or is it considered process as water? Thank-you
Several issues on PI FORM 2
NC-2009 PIf2:Project Summary Detailsposted by Albert Sagrera on
Hi!! Do parquing areas for bicycles also be excluded from "Total gross square footage"? When in PIFORM 2 LEED asks "Number of stories below grade, excluding parking:", in our case we have a floor
Play ground equipment
Schools-2009 MRc4:Recycled Contentposted by Ameet AA on
Is it prudent to include the Play ground equipments into the following LEED credit calculations?could anyone please share their experience in dealing with playground equipments for LEED compliants?
LEED Interpretations
posted by Barry Giles on
I'm looking forward to having this system in place and welcome that the USGBC and GBCI have considered that this process is necessary.
How do GBCI reviewers interpret the limits of ASHRAE 55?
NC-2009 IEQc7.1:Thermal Comfort—Designposted by Lindsay Austrom on
I just re-read Nadja Turek's earlier comment (from Aug 29, 2012) which included this excerpt from a CIR response: "The metabolic rate for occupants involved in highly physically activity fall outsi
Furniture salvaged from site=Regional Mat+diverted Const. Waste?
Schools-2009 MRc5:Regional Materialsposted by Renee Shirey on
We will be salvaging furniture from a school already on our site, but we are not going for MR3 (Mat. Reuse) due to the limited amount.
Regional Priority SSc7.2 - Heat Island Roof
NC-2009 RPc1:Regional Priorityposted by Catherine Blakemore on
I have completed the SSc7.2 form...successfully it appears and upload the required documentation. Is there additional documentation for the RP credit? We really need the RP point.
Exterior lighting vs. LPB
NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performanceposted by Marcio Alberto Casado Pereira on
We have a multiple building Project and the LEED Project Boundary of the 4 buildings to be certified do not sum up to be equal do the LEED Campus Boundary, which is according with AGMBC 2010 page 9
ASHRAE Baseline Model Question
NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performanceposted by Nan ZHANG on
Dear all, I'm establishing a baseline model for an office building in ASHRAE climate zone 6. The HVAC system of the proposed building only has heating radiators using municipal supplies for winter
Interior blinds under LEED 2009 NC
NC-2009 IEQc8.1:Daylight and Views—Daylightposted by Olivier Brouard on
Hi Everyone, I have seen two answers so far, so I will ask again, sorry. Are interiors blinds a valid option under LEED 2009 NC to reduce the glaring issues when running a daylight simulation wit