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Roof or nonroof surface NC-v4 SSc5: Heat Island Reduction posted by Glykeria Kourkouta* on Jul 24, 2024, 9:10 am* Europe – Southern emily reese moody Sustainability Director, Certifications & Compliance Jacobs LEEDuser Expert 475 thumbs up September 2, 2024- 2:05 pm Hi Glykeria, This older post should help answer your questions: https://leeduser.buildinggreen.com/forum/ground-level-surface-undergroun... Log in or register to post comments ... Last reply: emily reese moody, Sep 2, 2024, 2:05 pm	1	emily reese moody LEEDuser Expert Sustainability Director, Certifications & Compliance Jacobs Mon Sep 2, 2024, 2:05 pm
Does gravel count in "Total Paving Area" NC-v4 SSc5: Heat Island Reduction posted by Emily Larochelle* on Jul 12, 2023, 11:06 am* Canada Hi, I have seen a couple posts about how to count gravel in a nonroof measure. However, I am wondering if gravel counts in the "Total site paving area" of the calculation. My... Last reply: emily reese moody, Sep 2, 2024, 2:00 pm	7	emily reese moody LEEDuser Expert Sustainability Director, Certifications & Compliance Jacobs Mon Sep 2, 2024, 2:00 pm
Heat Island Mitigation with Cool Walls CS-v4 INc1: Innovation posted by Dulce Solis* on Aug 29, 2024, 11:24 am* Mexico We are working on a LEED project in a warm climate where daily temperatures are high for most of the year. We want to ensure that the cool walls we implement are durable enough and maintain their... Last reply: Andrey Kuznetsov, Sep 2, 2024, 3:04 am	1	Andrey Kuznetsov LEEDuser Basic Member ESG consultant, LEED AP BD+C Self Employed Mon Sep 2, 2024, 3:04 am
Occupancy Discrepancy Between Thermal Heat Load Summary and LEED Calculation CS-v4 EQp1: Minimum indoor air quality performance posted by Alefiya Bhiwandiwala* on Aug 21, 2024, 5:39 am* United Arab Emirates I'm working on a project in UAE, where the thermal heat load summary considers an occupancy of around 1,500 people. However, when calculating occupancy according to LEED occupancy counts based on... Last reply: Andrey Kuznetsov, Sep 2, 2024, 6:03 am	1	Andrey Kuznetsov LEEDuser Basic Member ESG consultant, LEED AP BD+C Self Employed Mon Sep 2, 2024, 6:03 am
Heat Island Mitigation with Cool Walls CS-v4 INc1: Innovation posted by Dulce Solis* on Aug 27, 2024, 11:20 am* Mexico Have you conducted any cost-benefit analysis for implementing cool walls in your projects? How do the costs compare to the energy savings and other benefits gained from reducing the heat island... Last reply: Andrey Kuznetsov, Sep 2, 2024, 3:06 am	1	Andrey Kuznetsov LEEDuser Basic Member ESG consultant, LEED AP BD+C Self Employed Mon Sep 2, 2024, 3:06 am
Location and Product NC-v4 MRc2: Building product disclosure and optimization - environmental product declarations posted by Lance Kinard* on May 12, 2022, 8:33 am* United States Tommy Linstroth CEO Green Badger LEEDuser Expert 126 thumbs up May 13, 2022- 4:27 am Lance An EPD should be within the geographic range of the project- i.e. North America for US projects. We've seen some European EPDs accepted in US projects, but to be safe, it should be w/in the region. You can use a product across any BPDO credit- many products will have an EPD, and HPD and recycled content and contribute to all three credits. Log in or register to post comments Luciana Fernandes LEEDuser Premium Member May 26, 2022- 7:27 pm Hi Tommy, Jumping in on this forum as I have a similar question. I have... Last reply: Craig Graber, Aug 31, 2024, 2:46 am	5	Craig Graber LEEDuser Premium Member Associate Director Atelier Ten Sat Aug 31, 2024, 2:46 am
Data cabling and carpet quantity difficulty Pilot-Credits MRpc132: Procurement of Low Carbon Construction Materials posted by Deb Favaretto* on Nov 12, 2022, 9:16 pm* United States The language of the Pilot Credit now requires Communications (data cabling). We'd like to pursue this PC on our projects where we have already developed a WBLCA, so that we can take... Last reply: Agnes Vorbrodt, Aug 30, 2024, 2:21 pm	1	Agnes Vorbrodt LEEDuser Basic Member Principal VvS \| Architects & Consultants Fri Aug 30, 2024, 2:21 pm
Signage at all Entries including Vendor/Maintenance Access NC-v4 EQp2: Environmental tobacco smoke control posted by Michelle Rosenberger* on Aug 29, 2024, 12:57 pm* Member 522 thumbs up August 29, 2024- 1:42 pm Thanks to both of you. Yes, I was looking at the v4.1 language due to your comment Dave on the forum about the 10' distance. The language reads to me like... Last reply: Dave Hubka, Aug 30, 2024, 9:17 am	7	Dave Hubka LEEDuser Expert Practice Leader - Sustainability EUA Fri Aug 30, 2024, 9:17 am
Rating and adaptation registration/selection LEED Rating System Selection posted by Jose Castorena* on Jun 27, 2024, 10:40 am* U.S. and Canada Greetings.I am working on a project for a previously certified LEED community college campus (circa 2010). Our project consists of three buildings one of which is an existing... Last reply: Andrey Kuznetsov, Aug 30, 2024, 5:32 am	1	Andrey Kuznetsov LEEDuser Basic Member ESG consultant, LEED AP BD+C Self Employed Fri Aug 30, 2024, 5:32 am
GHG emissions calculations for LEED v4- 2024 Update NC-v4 EAc2: Optimize Energy Performance posted by Jacob Stieb* on May 8, 2024, 6:20 pm* U.S. and Canada The 2024 update to LEED v4 splits the points into energy cost (site/source) and... Last reply: Dat Nguyen, Aug 29, 2024, 10:31 pm	4	Dat Nguyen LEEDuser Basic Member Thermal Engineer, Energy Modeller Thu Aug 29, 2024, 10:31 pm

Roof or nonroof surface

NC-v4 SSc5: Heat Island Reduction

posted by Glykeria Kourkouta on Jul 24, 2024, 9:10 am Europe – Southern

emily reese moody Sustainability Director, Certifications & Compliance Jacobs LEEDuser Expert 475 thumbs up September 2, 2024- 2:05 pm Hi Glykeria, This older post should help answer your questions: https://leeduser.buildinggreen.com/forum/ground-level-surface-undergroun... Log in or register to post comments ...

Last reply: emily reese moody, Sep 2, 2024, 2:05 pm

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emily reese moody
LEEDuser Expert

Sustainability Director, Certifications & Compliance
Jacobs
Mon Sep 2, 2024, 2:05 pm

Does gravel count in "Total Paving Area"

NC-v4 SSc5: Heat Island Reduction

posted by Emily Larochelle on Jul 12, 2023, 11:06 am Canada

Hi,

I have seen a couple posts about how to count gravel in a nonroof measure. However, I am wondering if gravel counts in the "Total site paving area" of the calculation.

My...

Last reply: emily reese moody, Sep 2, 2024, 2:00 pm

7

emily reese moody
LEEDuser Expert

Sustainability Director, Certifications & Compliance
Jacobs
Mon Sep 2, 2024, 2:00 pm

Heat Island Mitigation with Cool Walls

CS-v4 INc1: Innovation

posted by Dulce Solis on Aug 29, 2024, 11:24 am Mexico

We are working on a LEED project in a warm climate where daily temperatures are high for most of the year. We want to ensure that the cool walls we implement are durable enough and maintain their...

Last reply: Andrey Kuznetsov, Sep 2, 2024, 3:04 am

1

Andrey Kuznetsov
LEEDuser Basic Member

ESG consultant, LEED AP BD+C
Self Employed
Mon Sep 2, 2024, 3:04 am

Occupancy Discrepancy Between Thermal Heat Load Summary and LEED Calculation

CS-v4 EQp1: Minimum indoor air quality performance

posted by Alefiya Bhiwandiwala on Aug 21, 2024, 5:39 am United Arab Emirates

I'm working on a project in UAE, where the thermal heat load summary considers an occupancy of around 1,500 people. However, when calculating occupancy according to LEED occupancy counts based on...

Last reply: Andrey Kuznetsov, Sep 2, 2024, 6:03 am

1

Andrey Kuznetsov
LEEDuser Basic Member

ESG consultant, LEED AP BD+C
Self Employed
Mon Sep 2, 2024, 6:03 am

Heat Island Mitigation with Cool Walls

CS-v4 INc1: Innovation

posted by Dulce Solis on Aug 27, 2024, 11:20 am Mexico

Have you conducted any cost-benefit analysis for implementing cool walls in your projects? How do the costs compare to the energy savings and other benefits gained from reducing the heat island...

Last reply: Andrey Kuznetsov, Sep 2, 2024, 3:06 am

1

Andrey Kuznetsov
LEEDuser Basic Member

ESG consultant, LEED AP BD+C
Self Employed
Mon Sep 2, 2024, 3:06 am

Location and Product

NC-v4 MRc2: Building product disclosure and optimization - environmental product declarations

posted by Lance Kinard on May 12, 2022, 8:33 am United States

Tommy Linstroth CEO Green Badger LEEDuser Expert 126 thumbs up May 13, 2022- 4:27 am Lance An EPD should be within the geographic range of the project- i.e. North America for US projects. We've seen some European EPDs accepted in US projects, but to be safe, it should be w/in the region. You can use a product across any BPDO credit- many products will have an EPD, and HPD and recycled content and contribute to all three credits. Log in or register to post comments Luciana Fernandes LEEDuser Premium Member May 26, 2022- 7:27 pm Hi Tommy, Jumping in on this forum as I have a similar question. I have...

Last reply: Craig Graber, Aug 31, 2024, 2:46 am

5

Craig Graber
LEEDuser Premium Member

Associate Director
Atelier Ten
Sat Aug 31, 2024, 2:46 am

Data cabling and carpet quantity difficulty

Pilot-Credits MRpc132: Procurement of Low Carbon Construction Materials

posted by Deb Favaretto on Nov 12, 2022, 9:16 pm United States

The language of the Pilot Credit now requires Communications (data cabling).

We'd like to pursue this PC on our projects where we have already developed a WBLCA, so that we can take...

Last reply: Agnes Vorbrodt, Aug 30, 2024, 2:21 pm

1

Agnes Vorbrodt
LEEDuser Basic Member

Principal
VvS | Architects & Consultants
Fri Aug 30, 2024, 2:21 pm

Signage at all Entries including Vendor/Maintenance Access

NC-v4 EQp2: Environmental tobacco smoke control

posted by Michelle Rosenberger on Aug 29, 2024, 12:57 pm

Member 522 thumbs up August 29, 2024- 1:42 pm Thanks to both of you. Yes, I was looking at the v4.1 language due to your comment Dave on the forum about the 10' distance. The language reads to me like...

Last reply: Dave Hubka, Aug 30, 2024, 9:17 am

7

Dave Hubka
LEEDuser Expert

Practice Leader - Sustainability
EUA
Fri Aug 30, 2024, 9:17 am

Rating and adaptation registration/selection

LEED Rating System Selection

posted by Jose Castorena on Jun 27, 2024, 10:40 am U.S. and Canada

Greetings.I am working on a project for a previously certified LEED community college campus (circa 2010). Our project consists of three buildings one of which is an existing...