[Walsh]...I think we are lucky to finally have a forum for this kind of discussion. "The role of the USGBC never has been to dictate the proverbial "answer", that is not our job. Instead we give the industry the tools, the process, and the forum within which they can arrive at the answer for themselves." The consensus process is the fundamental function of USGBC per its CEO. It creates a forum...

We are contemplating changeing form LEED v4 to LEED v4.1 for...

I'm confused about primers. Though addenda changes to the requirements have placed primers in the GS-11 standard category with interior/exterior paints, they also exist in...

Hi, I'm trying to add a regularly occupied space (row) in the excel spreadsheet and it gives me an error message saying I do not have permission. Is there a way to add more spaces if I don't have...

diversity) should be within 10% of the project FTE. You should use the EAp2 forum to ask the question of whether or not the energy model needs to be within any percentage of the FTE occupancy. Log...

Hi all,
We’re working on an...

Dear all,

LEED defines Regularly Occupied Spaces for schools as:
"areas where students, teachers, or administrators are seated or standing as they work or study inside a building."...

After going through the Online Reference Guide for this credit a few times, and then watching the two videos that illustrate how to calculate the various parameters (and feeling like I was...

ASHRAE 90.1-2010 8.4.2 states, that 50% of all 125 volt 15- and 20-Ampere receptacle outlets in private offcies, open offices and computer classrooms shall be automatically switched off when the...

So far, we have not found a direct only fixture that meets this criteria. If anyone does find one, let the forum know! The best way around this is to use direct/indirect lighting or indirect only...