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Super Useful FYI - green building curriculum
Schools-2009 IDc3:The School as a Teaching Toolposted by Anya Fiechtl on
The Green Education Foundation (GEF) offers a great curriculum that uses the building as a teaching tool - see PDF available online, http://www.greeneducationfoundation.org (click on the "green bui
Elevators - Energy Consumption - Sources
NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performanceposted by Marcio Alberto Casado Pereira on
Hi, Is there any kind of Leed / Ashrae valid procedure to calculate / consider Elevators Energy Consumption? Thanks in advance.
UV Treatment of Intake air?
Schools-2009 IEQc10:Mold Preventionposted by Beckham Price on
We often design UV lights to sterilize intake air in an effort reduce mold growth. Is this an acceptable strategy for achieving this credit? Is it worthy of an ID credit?
How can we accuratley estimate the value on the LEED submittal?
NC-2009 MRc7:Certified Woodposted by Grant Caldwell on
We are a millwork manufacturer and an FSC certified company.
Zero employees did not commute due to an absence
EBOM-2009 SSc4:Alternative Commuting Transportationposted by Alicia Villanueva on
We did the transportation survey to a huge building none of the persons responding the survey noted that they did not commute to the building due to absence, our reviewers noted that this is unlike
Alternative Compliance Paths for projects Outside the U.S.
NC-2009 SSc4.4:Alternative Transportation—Parking Capacityposted by Lewis Hewton on
Hi all, This alternative compliance path for projects outside US with no minimum parking requirements seems to exist http://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=10335 However the referenced F
VOC content for concret additive (curing enhancer)
CS-2009 IEQc4.1:Low-Emitting Materials—Adhesives and Sealantsposted by Michael E. Edmonds-Bauer on
Our project has a milan wall wich has some water filtrations, a mortar made out of cement and an additive is being used to seal these filtrations. The additive consists on a powder added to the co
Campus on-site solar installation
NC-2009 EAc2:On-Site Renewable Energyposted by Courtney Royal on
Hello! We have a Student Commons building going for certification on a campus.
Relationship with other existing buildings
NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performanceposted by FABIO VIERO on
Hello all. We are working on a building whose reversible heat pump serves also another building not included in the LEED boundary. How do we have to consider this situation?
Definition of Street / Paseo
ND-v2009 NPDp3:Connected and open communityposted by Omer Moltay on
Hi, We are having difficult interpreting the credits related to street frontages and connectivity, as our project is a pedestrian shopping district with non-motorized walking paths between two sto