how is this credit calculated? can in include existing floor slab and deck? we are leaving a portion of the exiting walls that are about 20ft tall and our ceilings will be at 9'. can i calculate...

Eliot Allen LEED AP-ND, Principal Criterion Planners LEEDuser Expert 303 thumbs up March 5, 2024- 6:42 pm Lidia, you're correct there's no LEEDuser forum for Communities despite its official status. I'm unaware of non-contiguous land provisions in Communities, but it may not be a good idea to look toward ND because the two systems were developed very differently. ND doesn't allow non-contiguous land, except for intervening street rights-of-way. For Communities, you may want to check with USGBC staff. Eliot Log in or register to post comments Lidia Johansen Principal...

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Do all components of a product have to comply with the 160km sourcing requirements in order to apply the location valuation factor in v4? For example, if the recycled scrap within...

I have a project that is a new building located on a previous certified LEED project with PV production.  The previous project had >90% offset by energy use and >100% offset by cost from...

We have a client who lease out three floors in a office building in Hong Kong. They are currently renovating a part of these three floors. Total renovated area is approximately 30% of the total...

I have a project that is a partial floor fit-out where the client would like that partial space to be LEED certified.  The project space is approximately 52% - 60% of the total floor area, but it...

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LEED reference document says in the Required document Table (page 309):

- Nonportable water analysis (if use 100% nonportable water) -------------------------------------- 2...

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We are certifying the Terminal Building in a new international airport. We wonder how to categorize the project, since lighting zones are not well defined. A Terminal Building needs...

We have been handed over a project aiming for LEED Gold that was delayed due to COVID and previously managed by a different LEED admin who has since left the company. After reviewing the...

We have a VAM Chiller, and we indicated "none" as the refrigerant type because in VAM chillers, water serves as the refrigerant, resulting in zero OWP and...