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Super Useful FYI - green building curriculum

Schools-2009 IDc3:The School as a Teaching Tool
posted 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

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SDS Architects, Inc.
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Fri Feb 1, 2013, 8:39 pm

Elevators - Energy Consumption - Sources

NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted 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.

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7group / Energy Opportunities
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Fri Feb 1, 2013, 6:12 pm

UV Treatment of Intake air?

Schools-2009 IEQc10:Mold Prevention
posted 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?

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Vermont House of Representatives
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Fri Feb 1, 2013, 3:08 pm

How can we accuratley estimate the value on the LEED submittal?

NC-2009 MRc7:Certified Wood
posted by  Grant Caldwell  on 

We are a millwork manufacturer and an FSC certified company.

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JLL
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Fri Feb 1, 2013, 12:54 pm

Zero employees did not commute due to an absence

EBOM-2009 SSc4:Alternative Commuting Transportation
posted 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

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Ackerstein Sustainability, LLC
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Fri Feb 1, 2013, 3:02 am

Alternative Compliance Paths for projects Outside the U.S.

NC-2009 SSc4.4:Alternative Transportation—Parking Capacity
posted 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

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Vermont House of Representatives
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Fri Feb 1, 2013, 2:02 am

VOC content for concret additive (curing enhancer)

CS-2009 IEQc4.1:Low-Emitting Materials—Adhesives and Sealants
posted 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

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Fri Feb 1, 2013, 1:23 am

Campus on-site solar installation

NC-2009 EAc2:On-Site Renewable Energy
posted by  Courtney Royal  on 

Hello! We have a Student Commons building going for certification on a campus.

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Taitem Engineering
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Thu Jan 31, 2013, 7:33 pm

Relationship with other existing buildings

NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted 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?

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Thu Jan 31, 2013, 6:38 pm

Definition of Street / Paseo

ND-v2009 NPDp3:Connected and open community
posted 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

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Mimta EcoYapi
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Thu Jan 31, 2013, 6:33 pm