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Calculating Transient Occupants for a K-5 elementary school

Schools-2009 SSc4.2: Alternative transportation - bicycle storage and changing rooms
posted by Renee Shirey on Aug 29, 2010, 5:57 pm

Does anyone have a standard or rule of thumb to generate a logical number for volunteers and visitors in an urban area? If the school district doesn't have a volunteer program, then that answers...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Aug 30, 2010, 10:24 pm

IEQ C6.2, acceptable adjustable diffusers?

NC-2009 IEQc6.2: Controllability of systems - thermal comfort
posted by mike diess on Aug 27, 2010, 1:01 pm

For those of us still using ceiling diffusers: What types (if any) have been accepted by the reviewers as having "adequate control"? My project has enough in place to meet the # per occupant,...

Last reply: Lauren Sparandara, Aug 31, 2010, 3:16 pm

rating system selection policy

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posted by Tristan Roberts on Aug 30, 2010, 2:43 pm

With a question like this I always start by reviewing the LEED rating system selection policy.
Since it specifies that LEED-...

Last reply: Adriana Hansen, Aug 31, 2010, 3:18 pm

official word from USGBC

General forums
posted by Tristan Roberts on Aug 31, 2010, 3:34 pm

USGBC is now officially making moves in the direction of LEED Interpretations as discussed above. I've started a...

Apartment-office building in China

CS-2009 EAc1: Optimize Energy Performance
posted by Ran Zhang on Aug 30, 2010, 10:45 am

The project I am working on has three building as a whole. These three buildings will be defined as office use but designed as apartment style. It is defined as apartment-office building in...

Last reply: Christopher Schaffner, Aug 31, 2010, 4:30 pm

material specification

EBOM-2009 SSc7.2: Heat island effect - roof
posted by Jutta Berns on Aug 31, 2010, 8:09 am

where we are located,...

Last reply: Jutta Berns, Sep 1, 2010, 10:08 am

Mobile Buildings not allowed in LEED

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posted by Cara Mae Cirignano on Sep 1, 2010, 10:48 am

This MPR is intended to keep out buildings that are intended to be mobile - not those with short life spans. Although we don't wish to encourage short-term construction, buildings with planned...

MPRs and temporary structures

General forums
posted by Tristan Roberts on Aug 31, 2010, 2:51 pm

You may need to seek clarification from...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Sep 1, 2010, 11:50 am

Photo Documentation

EBOM-2009 IEQp2: Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Control
posted by Paul C on Sep 1, 2010, 12:20 pm

Are there any rules against editing photos you upload to document signage. I have taken multiple pictures and photoshopped 'red arrows' to highlight where the signage is located as well as...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Sep 1, 2010, 12:36 pm

80% non-irrigated Native, 20% inefficient irrigation landscape

NC-2009 WEc1: Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by Eamon Geary on Sep 1, 2010, 1:36 pm

Our landscaped site is approximately 80% natively, non-irrigated vegetated. However, 20% of our site landscape is forced (due to owner requirements) to irrigate grass in a fairly in-efficient way...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Sep 1, 2010, 4:08 pm