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Support for Smart & Connected Building Technology (on behalf of CTIA)

LEED v5 O&M Existing Buildings Public Comments
posted by Chelsea Collier on May 24, 2024, 12:48 pm

General Comment: The use of smart and connected technologies within and surrounding buildings can support the goals, objectives, and agendas of LEED v5 to measure, monitor, and...

LEED v5- Construction and Demolition Waste Management Credit

LEED v5 BD+C/ID+C: Materials and Resources Public Comments
posted by Michael Orbank on May 24, 2024, 12:52 pm

As a construction sustainability practitioner who is neck deep in LEED, C&D...

Acoustic Requirements

LEED v5 BD+C/ID+C: Indoor Environmental Quality Public Comments
posted by ProAcústica Associação Brasileira para a Qualidade Acústica on May 24, 2024, 12:58 pm

The mission of LEED, as outlined in the Strategic Plan, is to ensure that buildings create spaces that promote human and environmental well-being. This includes designing healthier and safer...

IDC Assess and Reduce Embodied Carbon

LEED v5 BD+C/ID+C: Materials and Resources Public Comments
posted by Nadav Malin on May 24, 2024, 1:04 pm

The ID+C credit Assess and Reduce Embodied Carbon, Option 2: It's unclear what are the referenced Paths 1, 2 and 3 for this credit.

I also don't understand how Options 1 and 2 interact,...

EAp: Fundamental Commissioning

LEED v5 BD+C/ID+C: Energy and Atmosphere Public Comments
posted by Christopher DeJulis on May 24, 2024, 1:41 pm

ASHRAE Standard 90.1 4.2.5.1 requires that the building envelope undergoes
functional performance testing (FPT) and states that testing must use generally
accepted engineering...

Mandate bicycle or pedestrian usage to reduce the extraction of natural resource

LEED v5 BD+C/ID+C: Location and Transportation Public Comments
posted by THAMARAI SELVI.M on May 24, 2024, 2:02 pm

When we encourage to use electric vehicle we also need to consider that most battery are also naturally sourced material like lithium. Though we have credits associated to bicycle and walkscore...

MR Credit: Optimized Building Products

LEED v5 BD+C/ID+C: Materials and Resources Public Comments
posted by Carrie Havey on May 24, 2024, 2:42 pm

BIFMA e3 / level - It’s not clear why Social Health & Equity is not included here.  BIFMA level includes three prerequisites for Social Impacts: 8.1.1 Employee Health and Safety Management, 8...

Reclaimed water should include RO Plant's wastewater

LEED v5 BD+C/ID+C: Water Efficiency Public Comments
posted by THAMARAI SELVI.M on May 24, 2024, 2:44 pm

The rejected waste water can be simply re-used used for mopping and cleaning the house. Using reject water to water your plants can prove to be beneficial for the longevity of the plants and...

Separate Appendix shall be included to indicate the latest sustainability measures/practice existing

LEED v5 BD+C/ID+C: Overall and Appendix Public Comments
posted by THAMARAI SELVI.M on May 24, 2024, 3:00 pm

This appendix shall be updated periodically such that it captures the latest trends and measures available in the market and this database should help any new project who tries to implements the...

EPD and Regional should be met for Indian context

LEED v5 BD+C/ID+C: Materials and Resources Public Comments
posted by THAMARAI SELVI.M on May 24, 2024, 3:14 pm

Under ID+C category to claim EPD itself is highly challenging. Instead can we look for local certificate from Ministry of environment, forest and climatechange or from some other certification...