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posted by Devran Bengü on Nov 18, 2011, 2:05 am

Questionnaire:
1.What are the main drivers for choosing LEED certification system?
2.Have these expectations been met?
3.Did you set any measurable evaluation criteria for...

HC Addenda issued

LEED for Healthcare forum
posted by Susan Walter on Nov 22, 2011, 11:59 am

The USGBC has issued an Addenda for Healthcare: http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=2200#BD+C . Here's hoping...

Water Calculations for Landscape Irrigation

LEED for Homes (LEED-H) Forum
posted by Loretta Newcomer on Nov 28, 2011, 5:43 pm

I don't really have a question at this point. We have completed our project and submitted the paperwork; however, I would like to voice my frustration over the water calculation tool. I feel...

Metered Public Lav Faucets Giving Huge Water Savings!!!???

NC-2009 WEp1: Water Use Reduction
posted by Seema Pandya on Nov 29, 2011, 4:59 pm

Is it just me or does the 0.25 gallons per cycle baseline for public metered lavs seem way to high? It's great for the water saving calculation, but it seems to show much water savings that I...

Definition of Non-Structural Products and Materials

Pilot-Credits PC43: Certified Products
posted by Chloe Bendistis on Nov 30, 2011, 3:17 pm

Hello,
I cannot find a definition for "non-structural products and materials" and I was wondering if someone could point me in the right direction. I assume that the definition includes...

Main Entry facing a Plaza

Pilot-Credits PC14: Walkable Streets
posted by Roshini Das on Dec 6, 2011, 1:21 pm

Our project is a dormitory for 1-8 grade kids located in a campus. The main entry faces a plaza, second entry faces a parking cul-de-sac (entry faces the street with parking inside the cul-de-sac...

Meter for Boilers

Pilot-Credits PC25: Water Metering and Reporting
posted by Orlin Velinov, PE on Dec 6, 2011, 6:21 pm

threefold question:
1. Does this include heaters/boilers for domestic hot water system that exceeds the specified capacity y water consumption. We have a hotel project where the hot water...

Consistency, Consistency, Consistency

General forums
posted by April Ambrose on Dec 8, 2011, 11:16 am

I think my main issue with this announcement is the lack of consistency in the way that USGBC/...

Design for Adaptability

Pilot-Credits PC34: Design for Adaptability
posted by Jeffrey Lewis on Dec 8, 2011, 11:54 am

As a Senior Building, this credit was pretty much a given. We have designed our entire building to be accessible and all of our apartment units to be adaptable, as it is extremely likely that at...

Design Operative Temperature & seccondary uses

NC-2009 IEQc7.1: Thermal comfort - design
posted by Guillermo T. Adamo on Jan 17, 2012, 5:33 pm

Hi,

Two questions involving credit IEQ 7.1.

1- In Table IEQc7.1-2 cooling mode: when they ask for the design operative temperature in winter season what do they mean? Is the design...