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Automatic vs Manual shades

NC-2009 IEQc8.1:Daylight and Views—Daylight
posted by  Mike Decoster  on 

We are working on a LEED 2009 NC project and looking at the daylighting.

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Director of Sustainability
Design Collective
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Tue Oct 9, 2012, 5:52 pm

Calculating FTE

Calculating FTEs
posted by  Adriana Salles  on 

Hello! We are pursuing LEED NC 2009. Our project is a Data center office building which will be operated 24 hours, 365 days per year, with No transients, visitors or residents in the building.

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Vermont House of Representatives
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Tue Oct 9, 2012, 4:33 pm

ashrae 90.1 2007 - space type

CI-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  gustavo goldman  on 

The selling area of a retail commercial interior project will be a conditioned space located over a parking area whose height is half under sidewalk level and half above it.

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Tue Oct 9, 2012, 4:04 pm

5ft-tall shrubs along boundary. Gated?

General forums
posted by  Karyn Rodrigues  on 

Along the project boundary perimeter, where streets or non-motorized-rights-of-way do not intercept, there are some vegetation.

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Criterion Planners
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Mon Oct 8, 2012, 10:51 pm

MPR 2 and LEED HC MRc6

LEED for Healthcare forum
posted by  Susan Walter  on 

LEED HC allows for the inclusion of 5% of DGSF as shelled space. How does this reconcile with MPR #2 'must be a whole building'?

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Mon Oct 8, 2012, 10:08 pm

MERV 6 Filtration exception

NC-2009 IEQp1:Minimum IAQ Performance
posted by  Rudolph Carneiro  on 

Does anyone know of an exception to the MERV 6 filtration requirement of ASHRAE 62.1 if equipment is incapable of housing a MERV 6 rated filter?

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Sustainability Consultancy Services
Cushman & Wakefield
LEEDuser Basic Member
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Mon Oct 8, 2012, 6:44 pm

HVAC System and Area

NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  April Ambrose  on 

I have a school that is approximately 180,000 sqft. I'm able to take exceptions for a large gym that is approximately 40,000 sqft and use PSZ in this area.

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SNC-Lavalin Project Services Inc.
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Mon Oct 8, 2012, 2:50 pm

R 404A Maximum Refrigerant Charge?

NC-2009 EAc4:Enhanced Refrigerant Management
posted by  Gail Vittori  on 

Has anyone calculated or have access to the R 404A maximum refrigerant charge as provided for some other refrigerants in Table 2 on Page 310 of the BD+C Reference Guide?

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Sustainability Manager
YR&G
LEEDuser Basic Member
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Mon Oct 8, 2012, 11:40 am

General User Happiness

General forums
posted by  Elizabeth DiSalvo  on 

I am an architect who has been building super sustainable houses since well before LEED existed.

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CEO
Green Commons, LLC
LEEDuser Expert
586 thumbs up
Sat Oct 6, 2012, 5:22 pm

Multiple Stops On Same Route

Pilot-Credits PC12:Reduced Automobile Dependence
posted by  Jacob Schneck  on 

The credit requirements do not clearly state that one cannot count multiple stops for the same route.

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Manager, LEED Technical Development
U.S. Green Building Council
LEEDuser Premium Member
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Sat Oct 6, 2012, 4:13 pm