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Social Equity Pilot vs High Priority Credit Equity Plan

Pilot-Credits IPpc89: Social equity within the community
posted by Michelle Rosenberger on Mar 3, 2025, 4:33 pm

A question arose whether a project could pursue both the Social Equity within the Community Pilot and the v4.1 High Priority Credit Option 2 Path 1 Equity and Community Benefit. The answer is no...

G3.1.1 exception d exhaust hood airflow baseline

NC-v4 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
posted by Junaid Mujahid on Mar 3, 2025, 12:29 am

Hi All,

G3.1.1 exception d states that if a kitchen has an exhaust hood airflow rate of greater than 2400 l/s, a secondary HVAC system should be used for that space. What would be the...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Mar 4, 2025, 9:34 am

District Energy for Partial Building Load

NC-v4 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
posted by Jess Scanlon on Jul 6, 2017, 2:07 pm

I am modeling a new building on a university campus following LEEDv4 Option 1, Whole Building Energy Simulation.
Heat Recovery Chillers are providing 44% of the cooling load of the building...

Last reply: Manuel Romera Molina, Mar 4, 2025, 9:36 am

Equipment efficiencies when LEED boundary covers two floors of the building

CI-v4.1 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
posted by Samer Hassanie on Feb 19, 2025, 7:49 am

Hi,

We have a project where only two floors of a whole building (>5 floors) will be certified under commercial interiors.

The system is DOAS, radiative heating and cooling, and...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Mar 4, 2025, 10:23 am

Heat Island Reduction

NC-v4.1 SSc5: Heat Island Reduction
posted by Maria Gamero on Sep 18, 2020, 7:49 am

Our project has 85% of parking covered by the building, but on the roof we have a vegetated area and solar panels. In the credit of Heat Island Reduction can we opt for Option 1?

Last reply: Jeanne Davidson, Mar 5, 2025, 4:47 am

Can building in operation for 1 year but only 50% occupancy apply LEED EB?

EBOM-v4.1 MPR3: Must comply with project size requirements
posted by Hieu Huynh on Mar 6, 2025, 2:57 am

My project is an office building for lease and has already been in operation for 1 year but only 50% of the tenant office area is fit out. Is it still eligible to apply for LEED...

Process Water and Energy

EBOM-v4.1 WEc1: Water Performance
posted by Summer Gorder on Mar 6, 2025, 2:15 pm

I am working for a semi-conductor company that would like to pursue LEED...

Last reply: Reshadee Weerasooriya, Mar 7, 2025, 12:08 am

Commercial Washer and Dryer requirements for NC- K12 project, LEED v4

NC-v4 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
posted by Divya Shroff on Mar 7, 2025, 10:46 am

We are looking to specify a commercial washer dryer for a high school project. The LEED requirement for a commercial washer is atleast 120000 lbs for laundry per year. Per the calculations the...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Mar 8, 2025, 11:01 am

when does REC contract have to be dated?

NC-v4 EAc7: Green power and carbon offsets
posted by Carolina Cohen Freue on Apr 20, 2020, 4:16 pm

I am trying to pursue Green Power and Carbon Offsets credit. I am curious as to the date of the cotnract- can the RECs be purchased during construction or does it have to be from substantial...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Mar 8, 2025, 11:53 am

HVAC Background Noise Measurement- must be done by Acoustic Consultant?

NC-v4.1 EQc9: Acoustic performance
posted by Eunice Chong on Feb 6, 2023, 9:59 pm

Hi fellow LEED experts, 

I have an office project which does not have an Acoustic Consultant (this is an ID project but thought I might get better luck posting it here too as it may also...

Last reply: Thomas Lagarde, Mar 10, 2025, 10:31 am