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Tue Sep 8, 2020, 7:23 pm

Greenbuild 2020

Green Commons
posted by  Lois Vitt Sale  on 

Call for Reviewers and Call for Proposals now out.  If you're not planning on submitting a proposal to present, please consider volunteering as a reviewer, subject matter expert or member of t

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In an open office space, how to distinguish whether the type of workstation meets the definition of permanent indoor obstruction

NC-v4 EQc8:Quality views
posted by  Jingchao Qian  on 

There are questions about the quality view of open-plan office spaces. Vision types 1 and 3 require no permanent indoor obstructions. Refer to example 3 in the reference.

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MDE's simple equation for estimating surface area

CS-v4 SSc4:Rainwater management
posted by  Erkki Seinre  on 

I came across a video about treatment area calculation on USGBC website: 

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LEEDv4.1 Acoustic - Can residential projects no longer achieve this credit?

LEED v4.1 Discussion Forum
posted by  Sophie Kerr  on 

I noticed LEED v4.1 removes mention of residence and residential. Table 1 removes all 'residence' reference and table 2 removes 'apartment and condominium'.

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Wed Jan 8, 2020, 10:18 pm

Are you using the AIA COTE Top Ten Toolkit?

SD Leaders
posted by  Michelle Amt  on 

(posting here for Kira)

 

Sustainable Design Leaders:

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Jacobs Buildings & Infrastructure
LEEDuser Premium Member
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Wed Jan 8, 2020, 6:08 pm

January Call - Happy New Year!

Sustainable MEP Leaders
posted by  RoseAnn Grimes  on 

Hello!

Here's a reminder that our call for this month will be taking place next Tuesday, January 14th at 2:00pm ET.

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Wed Jan 15, 2020, 3:35 pm

Installed and not Installed HVAC

CS-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  Paula Hernandez  on 

Hi,

I am modeling a C&S building for the Construction Submittal, and I have to adjust the Design Submittal Energy Model because the Owner change the brand of the VRF systems.

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Wed Jan 8, 2020, 11:10 am

Rc value

NC-v4 EAc6:Enhanced refrigerant management
posted by  Lise Dannesboe  on 

Hi

To caluclate the Rc-value we need to know the amount of refrigerant and the cooliing capacity. As LEED v4 puts it:

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Project Director
WSP USA
LEEDuser Basic Member
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Wed Jan 8, 2020, 11:04 am

TI vs CS Scope Timing Gap

NC-v4.1 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  Levi Jimenez  on 

We have a LEED NC v4.1 project that is currently in schematic design, and the Core Shell construction will be completed well before the TI scope.  I recall reading somewhere that we only need

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