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Getting Credit for Demand Control Ventilation in the Optimize Energy Performance credit

NC-v4 EAc2: Optimize Energy Performance
posted by Mark Terpstra on Apr 5, 2023, 6:56 pm

I have a project with a CO2 sensor in the return air duct of a workshop in a school. The energy modeller is taking credit...

Can Technical School's Automotive Dept reserved spaces be excluded?

Schools-NC-v4.1 LTc8: Electric Vehicles
posted by Danielle Waters on Apr 6, 2023, 10:17 am

Our project is a Technical High School with an Automotive Department, which is reserving 35-40 parking spaces for their own storage of to-be-fixed vehicles. Can these spaces be treated similarly...

Energy Simulation Software

NC-v4 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
posted by on Apr 6, 2023, 10:19 am

Is anyone using OpenStudio or another free or inexpensive EnergyPlus based software for there energy simulations?

Wooded Area as open space?

NC-v4.1 SSc3: Open space
posted by Nadia Azzam on Apr 6, 2023, 4:52 pm

Would a wooded area with lots of trees count as open space for this credit? Our project is surrounded by wooded areas that are basically...

Metering of chilled water

NC-v4 WEc4: Water metering
posted by Nadia Azzam on Apr 6, 2023, 5:54 pm

Our project comprises of two buildings- building 1 is existing, building 2 is new. We are only seeking LEED certification for building 2. My questions with regards to water metering requirements...

Waste Score

EBOM-v4.1 MRp3: Waste Performance
posted by Maysoon Al-Khuraissat on Apr 7, 2023, 3:59 am

Is there a reference or a list showing the waste score for the baseline buildings?

Can a project predict what percentage of...

Zero Lot Line with required streetscape?

NC-v4.1 LTc6: Bicycle facilities
posted by Elena Khoury on Apr 10, 2023, 6:41 pm

Can streetscape can be excluded from a project boundary if it's required by municipality? For context, there's civil and landscape work that's occuring in front of my project that is required/...

Zero Lot Line with required streetscape

NC-v4.1 MPR2: Must use reasonable LEED boundaries
posted by Elena Khoury on Apr 11, 2023, 11:42 am

Can streetscape can be excluded from a project boundary if it's required by municipality? For context, there's civil and landscape work that's occuring in front of my project that is required/...

Grid Harmonization- Case 3: Load Flexibility and management strategies

LEED v4.1 Discussion Forum
posted by Caterina Panteghini on Apr 12, 2023, 9:27 am

Hi, 
someone has ever tried Case 3. Load Flexibility and Management Strategies of credit "Grid Harmonization"?

Case 3 refers to a regional grid load profile...

Denied Credits in Precertification Review

LEED v4.1 Discussion Forum
posted by Amjad Ali H Ahmadalshteihi on Apr 13, 2023, 8:42 am

If any credit is denied during the Precertification Final Review Phase, can it be changed for the Design Review without having to Appeal?