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LEED C+S determination

LEED Rating System Selection
posted by  Chris DeVolder  on 

We have a client who is interested in pursuing LEED C+S for a football stadium project because of the types of spaces in the program.

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Tue Nov 27, 2012, 5:09 pm

Worsktation requirements

CI-2009 IEQc4.5:Low-Emitting Materials—Systems Furniture and Seating
posted by  severine secret  on 

If I have a workstation made of Greenguard certified panels, Greenguard plastic laminate but particle board top that has no certification ( even though NAUF), can I still get the credit?

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Director, Global Product Safety and Compliance
Steelcase Inc.
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Tue Nov 27, 2012, 2:47 pm

Furniture testing

CI-2009 IEQc4.5:Low-Emitting Materials—Systems Furniture and Seating
posted by  severine secret  on 

If system furniture is manufactured in China and has been evaluated there, can someone at USGBC or SCS testing review the evaluation for possible approval of compliance with the credit requirements

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Go2 Design Studio
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Tue Nov 27, 2012, 2:40 pm

3rd Party Independent Reviewer as Enhanced CxA

NC-2009 EAc3:Enhanced Commissioning
posted by  Lesley Treacy  on 

Hi, I have read through the comments and understand the requirements for the Enhanced Commissioner to be a 'disinterested' or 'independent' body.

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Tue Nov 27, 2012, 2:15 pm

onsite waste water treatment plant

NC-2009 WEc2:Innovative Wastewater Technologies
posted by  Razan Nejem  on 

if our building is part of a bigger development which has a central waste water treatment plant does this count as being an onsite plant and will it count towards option 2.reducing 50% of building

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Tue Nov 27, 2012, 2:07 pm

Excluding Soil Brought in from Off-site

NC-2009 MRc4:Recycled Content
posted by  Margaret McColl  on 

Hello, I'm working on a project where a very large amount of the soil had to be removed due to contamination (we are pursuing SSc3) and clean soil had to be brought in from off-site.

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Tue Nov 27, 2012, 1:34 pm

"In Site" basic services - the case of a Shopping Center

CS-2009 SSc2:Development Density and Community Connectivity
posted by  Ricardo Sá  on 

I am working in the LEED certification of a Shopping Centre (Core & Shell) where the following stores will be installed: Bank, Beauty Salon, Laundry, Library, Pharmacy, Post-Office, Restaurant,

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Tue Nov 27, 2012, 10:28 am

Pre Occupancy Filter Replacement for a Tenant

CI-2009 IEQc3.1:Construction IAQ Management Plan—During Construction
posted by  Laura Charlier  on 

Is a CI project required to replace the filters of the main building AHU? The project is a 5000 sf office space tenant in a 162,000 sf building (no AHU's in the space).

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Mon Nov 26, 2012, 10:25 pm

RP spreadsheet has same credit listed twice.

EBOM-2009 RPc1:Regional Priority
posted by  Peter Doo  on 

The RP credits for the project zip-code shows the same credit reference listed for RP 5 and RP 6. Does this mean that we get 2 RP points if we achieve the double listed credit?

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Mon Nov 26, 2012, 10:14 pm

LEED v2009 Minimum energy savings %

NC-2009 EAc1:Optimize Energy Performance
posted by  Thomas Hellmann  on 

Option 1 compliance path indicates the minimum % savings is 10% for new construction. In the LEED v4 comments a mention was made that the threshold was 12% for v2009.

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Mon Nov 26, 2012, 9:56 pm