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LEED Zero

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posted by Vassil Vassilev on Nov 28, 2020, 2:59 am

Marcus Sheffer LEED Fellow 7group / Energy Opportunities LEEDuser Expert 5796 thumbs up December 4, 2020- 3:23 pm It appears that you have asked this question before relative to LEED 2009 projects. https://leeduser.buildinggreen.com/forum/wood-pellets-renewable-energy-s... Have you checked the LEED interpretations metnioned in that thread to see if they still apply to v4 projects?  Log in or register to post comments Marcus Sheffer LEED Fellow 7group / Energy Opportunities LEEDuser Expert 5796 thumbs up December 4, 2020- 3:29 pm I think pellets only made from mill residue/waste or agricultural waste would qualify. Such pellets would be considered off-site unless...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Dec 4, 2020, 3:29 pm

Renewable Energy Calculation (Energy vs Costs)

NC-v4 EAc5: Renewable energy production
posted by Michael Tsang on Oct 13, 2020, 3:04 am

Hi Everyone,

I have some questions regarding the calculations for...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Oct 13, 2020, 1:50 pm

Total Estimated Building Annual Energy Cost

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posted by Alex Chapin on Aug 5, 2020, 7:28 am

Is this calculated as the gross energy cost (i.e. without reducing energy cost with the...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Aug 19, 2020, 11:31 am

Sewer line heat recovery as a renewable resource?

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posted by Jennifer Szekely on Sep 6, 2017, 5:27 pm

We have a large sewer interceptor runnning through our site and are looking to tap into that heast source for district space conditioning. Has anyone seen any precedent on whether this source...

Last reply: Pooja Sannamani, Jul 3, 2020, 3:41 pm

Using BIOMASS Fuel to create steam, service production

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posted by Dang Thi on May 4, 2020, 9:43 pm

We have a case  for our project, the production  need steam so  they use boiler, but the fuel is biomass (sugarcane bagasse, rice husk, rice straw, coconut shell, peanut shell, agricultural waste...

Last reply: Dang Thi, May 18, 2020, 10:58 pm

Borrowing credit from Homes Design and Cronstruction

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posted by Michael J Turner on May 5, 2020, 4:47 pm

Hello,

We are using LEED V4 BD+C, and we achived a credit listed within the LEED Homes Design and Construction; specifically the EA Credit: Active Solar-Ready Design.

Can we use...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, May 18, 2020, 10:26 am

Renewable energy production DES Path 1

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posted by Lisa Loreti on Jan 29, 2020, 3:37 am

We are modeling a building connected to a...

Last reply: Tyler Thumma, Feb 14, 2020, 8:46 am

pursuing Renewable Energy and Green Power with the v4.1 credit substitution path

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posted by Cindy Quinn on Feb 7, 2020, 1:50 pm

I am working on a v4 project that is about to submit for final construction review.  We must reach Gold and are right on the threshold, going in with 62 points, if all are earned.  We don't want...

Last reply: Allan Robles, Feb 7, 2020, 2:02 pm

Renewable Energy Organic Waste Source

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posted by Michael Cerom on Dec 16, 2019, 3:34 am

My project is a garment factory which produces a lot of garment waste (scraps, cuttings, etc), which we use to fuel the boiler in the factory.

In the submission form of the credit there is...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Dec 26, 2019, 3:57 pm

Regarding Solar PV System Selection

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posted by Mamun Ferdaus on Jul 10, 2018, 10:19 am

 Hi,
This is Mamun. We are having some problems with selecting Solar PV System. Is there any standard/baseline for selecting solar panel efficiency and inverter efficiency for LEED Project...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Dec 22, 2019, 5:20 pm