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LEED v4.1 Discussion Forum
posted by DiegoMaxwell DiegoMaxwell on Jan 16, 2020, 2:41 am

Hey, I just found this sub, so apologies if this post isn't appropriate.

I've been working as a carpenter for a few years and am getting interested in building science. I'd like to work...

Composite Wood Evaluation- Required Documentation

NC-v4 EQc2: Low-emitting materials
posted by Allan Robles on Jan 17, 2020, 5:27 pm

Hi LEED User-verse again!

I need assistance affirming my understanding (and also summarizing) the documentation requirements for meeting the composite...

Hotel Survey

NC-2009 IEQc7.2: Thermal comfort - verification
posted by Jorge Adalberto Bernal Segovia on Jan 18, 2020, 9:40 am

Good afternoon,
What is the way to carry out the surveys in a Hotel, where there are fixed staff and guests?

Thank you

Waste Management- Commingled

LEED v4.1 Discussion Forum
posted by Alexis Stewart on Jan 21, 2020, 10:22 am

I read the below for LEED V4: How the language currently reads, if you recycle 10 different materials all in 1 commingled dumpster, that only counts as 1 waste stream. This makes material...

Lead Based Paint Waste

LEED v4.1 Discussion Forum
posted by Alexis Stewart on Jan 21, 2020, 10:59 am

In the beginning of the project we had a large portion of Lead based paint that was disposed of. How does this count? Is there a way to not include this in our waste counts?

Requirement of separate lighting control for small multi occupant spaces?

CI-v4.1 EQc6: Interior lighting
posted by Aishwarya Katta on Jan 21, 2020, 5:25 pm

We have a couple of small conference rooms which fall under the category of multi-occupant spaces. The credit says that "Lighting for any presentation or projection wall must be separately...

Calculation of FTE in WE calculator for project with different occupancy schedule for each floor.

NC-v4 WEp2: Indoor water use reduction
posted by Sushrut Jadhav on Jan 22, 2020, 2:07 am

The project I am working on has total FTE -103 (90 Office employees + 13 Maintenance, Cleaning, and Security). Not all the floors of the building have the same occupancy times...

In multi-family residential units, can a VTAC unit provide mechanical ventilation to meet 62.1-2010?

NC-v4 EQp1: Minimum indoor air quality performance
posted by Sherman Aronson on Jan 22, 2020, 5:53 pm

In multi-family residential units, can a VTAC unit provide mechanical ventilation to meet 62.1-2010?

The operable windows provide natural ventilation, but ASHRAE now requires mechanical...

Shared Landscape

CS-v4 WEp3: Building-level water metering
posted by Ricardo Sá on Jan 23, 2020, 4:45 am

Dear All,

One of our clients is developing a project that includes two buildings (9 levels office tower and a retail building) sharing a common landscape area.

The...

Shared Firefighting Tank

CS-v4 WEp3: Building-level water metering
posted by Ricardo Sá on Jan 23, 2020, 6:59 am

Dear All,

One of our clients is developing a project that includes two independent buildings (9 levels office tower and a retail building) located in the same site but without any...