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Building Envelope Commissioning

NC-v4 EAc1: Enhanced Commissioning
posted by Chris Bennett on Feb 16, 2018, 5:29 pm

Hello All, 

Has anyone gone through the process of building envelope...

Last reply: Joyce Kelly, Apr 21, 2025, 5:33 pm

Heat Island Mitigation with Cool Walls

CS-v4 INc1: Innovation
posted by Dulce Solis on Aug 29, 2024, 11:24 am

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: Laura Castanon, Apr 21, 2025, 3:48 pm

No-Cooling Tower for full credit? Option 2- Optimize Water Use for Cooling- 100% Reduction

CS-v4.1 WEc3: Optimize Process Water Use
posted by Grace Friedhoff on Feb 24, 2022, 3:08 pm

I am working on a C&S project that has a baseline system designated for the building using ASHRAE 90.1-2016 Appendix G Table G3.1.1 that includes a cooling tower (system 7) AND there is no...

Last reply: Dheeraj gupta koona, Apr 21, 2025, 8:16 am

porcelain tiles

NC-2009 IEQc4.3: Low-emitting materials - flooring systems
posted by Neetika Parmar on Jan 19, 2014, 7:58 am

Hi, our project is installing porcelain tiles which are certified by eco label, green building council italia and singaporian green building. Will this meet the requirement of IEQc4.3 as it...

Last reply: Michael Thomsan, Apr 18, 2025, 3:49 am

Using "Social Equity Within the Project Team" Pilot Credit for a Design-Build project

Pilot-Credits IPpc90: Social equity within the operations and maintenance staff
posted by Megan Leslie on Sep 18, 2018, 1:20 pm

My company has a CSR report that complies with the requirements in Option 2.  We have found that when our company makes up at least 20% (by cost) of the design contract we can easily achieve the...

Last reply: Monica Wilson, Apr 18, 2025, 12:53 am

food scrap vs compost

Pilot-Credits SSpc129: Comprehensive Composting
posted by Brightworks Sustainability on Aug 29, 2023, 3:44 pm

One thing to consider, at least in California, is how to compost both food scrap and plant materials in commercial offices? For example the City of Sunnyvale requires food scrap composting in...

Last reply: Monica Wilson, Apr 18, 2025, 12:40 am

No Brainer for projects with community programs

Pilot-Credits IPpc89: Social equity within the community
posted by Abby McDonald on May 19, 2022, 1:12 pm

The ownership of our project had several community programs, benifitting vulnerable populations near the project site.  The Option 2 documentation template made it easy to provide the information...

Last reply: Monica Wilson, Apr 18, 2025, 12:27 am

Pilot Question Surveys

NC-v4 INc1: Innovation
posted by Theresa Lehman on Apr 10, 2025, 4:49 pm

I have completed the USGBC Pilot Credit Feedback Survey twice. I have never recieved a confirmation email stating the survey was completed, and as such the LEED Reviewers marked the credit as "...

Last reply: Monica Wilson, Apr 17, 2025, 10:25 pm

IEQ PreReq- Carbon monoxide monitoring

NC-v4 EQp1: Minimum indoor air quality performance
posted by Kim C on Oct 11, 2018, 1:59 am

The pre-requisite criteria speaks of having Carbon monoxide monitors installed in each dwelling unit. 

However, it is not common for dwelling units in Malaysia/Singapore to have such...

Last reply: Alokmay Behera, Apr 16, 2025, 5:25 am

Clarification on GHG Emission Factors Source and Methodology for LEED GHG Emissions Savings

NC-v4 EAc2: Optimize Energy Performance
posted by Anurag Ghosh on Apr 15, 2025, 9:27 pm

Hello all,

For one of our airport projects in India, I have used the latest...