I agree this is a step in the right direction, and can think of some refinements that might go further. Pardon my long response.

Two of the barriers to implementing LEED are uncertainty...

I just read (in a really scarey article by an attorney who'd describing the legal implications of buildings whose certifications are challenged and revoked) that we must now provide one-year...

Yes, the best resource for this as far as LEED is concerned is CS Appendix 1 from the BD&C LEED Reference Guide. It gives default occupancy counts for different space types.

For a LEED CS 2009 project:

1. To earn a LEED ID credit 1 credit for use of a LEED-...

If there are 5 building structures in the project, shall I perform separated energy simulation models for 5 individual structures, or 1 model as a whole?

In performing the initial analysis of the Energy Star score for our building it has become apparent we are teetering on the line of a 69.

Is it required to hold an Energy Star score of 69...

I need to pin down the required efficiencies.

System Type: Packaged rooftop air conditioner
Fan Control: Constant Volume
Cooling Type: Direct Expansion (DX)
Cooling...

Hello everyone,

we have a office building in Vienna Austria). I am wondering if we have to do an SWPPP.

According to the EPA Fact Sheet...

Our zip code, 64153, is not listed. Remarkably, most of Kansas City, MO is 641xx! I know KC has been omitted from the RP list since the RP list was published ~ 2 years! USGBC's advice is to...

Implementing LEED requirements during construction is a balancing act: provide too little information, guidance, or follow-up and some things will fall between the cracks, but if you provide too...