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NC-v4 EQc6: Interior lighting
posted by Edgar Arevalo on Dec 6, 2018, 4:39 pm

In NYC, there is building that the clients are looking to see if it complies with undergoing LEED certification under a Local Law.  They pretty much ask for what could be included in the scope of...

How to control the maximum number of cycles of the cooling tower?

NC-v4 WEc3: Cooling tower water use
posted by Yoyo Shek on Dec 17, 2018, 12:03 am

Hi All,

How do we control the maximum number of cycles of the cooling tower?

Is it by controlling bleed off rate and make-up water rate according to the following method which I...

Typo in View Factor Chart

NC-v4 EQc8: Quality Views
posted by Chris Edmonds on Dec 17, 2018, 11:15 am

In the reference guide the table reads the gray-zone range between preliminary view factor 4 and 5 is "40-30". This is a typo and should be corrected to "40-50". This can be confirmed on page 50...

Public transportation access for cruise terminal

NC-v4 LTc5: Access to quality transit
posted by Heather Appell on Dec 19, 2018, 2:20 pm

Our project is a cruise terminal which provides bus parking for those who travel to and from the site. All types of shuttles and buses come transporting employees, cruise guests and visitors....

Tile, Stone, Granite, Grout SEALER

NC-v4 MPR2: Must use reasonable LEED boundaries
posted by Shayne LaCombe on Dec 19, 2018, 7:58 pm

Does anyone have a grout sealer or stone sealer used indoors that has passed LEEDV4 qualifications?? I haven’t been able to submit one with an emissions test that passed for rule...

Exemplary performance when exemption applies

NC-v4 EQc7: Daylight
posted by Ricardo Sá on Dec 21, 2018, 12:34 pm

Hi,

we are currently evaluating daylight compliance of a building in which the majority of regularly occupied spaces has less than 250 sf. According to...

Existing Canal

NC-v4 SSc4: Rainwater management
posted by Heather Appell on Dec 26, 2018, 11:51 am

Can this credit be achieved if some of the rainwater collection is filtered into a canal bordering the project site? TIA!

Should I include the club space in daylight simulation?

NC-v4 EQc7: Daylight
posted by Agnieszka Kaczmarek on Jan 2, 2019, 7:57 am

On level -1 the club space is projected. According 'regularly occupied space' definition the club space is a an area where people spend more than one hour per person per day on average but the...

Changes in the LEED v4.1 BD+C draft to the Option 4 WBLCA- positive, overall

NC-v4 MRc1: Building life-cycle impact reduction
posted by Panu Pasanen on Jan 7, 2019, 2:22 pm

As most will have noted, the language for the v4.1 BD+C draft came out just before holidays.

There are quite a few changes. The credit value is no longer fixed three points, but ranges...

DX unit fan cycling with occupancy

NC-v4 EQp1: Minimum indoor air quality performance
posted by Saif Alsaeed on Jan 17, 2019, 6:05 pm

Hi

I have some of the amenity spaces in a residential building served by small constant flow DX units. The outside air is routed to the units and balanced to provide the required minimum...