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Industrial Process Loads and the Exceptional Calulation Method

NC-2009 EAc1:Optimize Energy Performance
posted by  Jeff Ross-Bain, PE, LEED Fellow, WELL AP  on 

We have an industrial plant where the process loads are assumed to be, say, 98% of all building energy use.

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Heitman Architects Inc
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Mon Mar 25, 2024, 5:39 am

Modeling only conditioned area

NC-v4 EAp2:Minimum energy performance
posted by  Omar Elrawy  on 

I'm certifying a huge factory with an attached office building. Is it possible to model only the office area?

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7group / Energy Opportunities
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Mon Mar 25, 2024, 5:38 am

Irrigation Establishment Period Flexibility / Regional Adjustments

NC-v4 WEp1:Outdoor water use reduction
posted by  Pooja Sannamani  on 

For the WE pre-requisite and credit Outdoor Water Use Reduction, specifically Option 1 (No Irrigation Required), can the irrigation system installed go beyond the maximum two-year

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Sustainability Director, Certifications & Compliance
Jacobs
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Mon Mar 25, 2024, 1:28 am

Walk off mats for skyway entrance

NC-v4 EQc1:Enhanced indoor air quality strategies
posted by  SIG - Sustainability Main Account  on 

Would a skyway, those elevated walkways between buildings popular in Minneapolis, be considered a "regularly used exterior entrance", thus require a walk off mat?

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Fri Mar 22, 2024, 8:16 pm

Storage location

NC-v4 MRp1:Storage and collection of recyclables
posted by  Maiz Rech  on 

Is there a minimum distance or positioning requirement for this area?

Would it be a problem to locate the recyclables storage on the building underground floor?

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Vivá Consultoria
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Fri Mar 22, 2024, 6:28 pm

Invite to share your experience on integrating passive design and sustainability into projects

Green Commons
posted by  Mike Fowler  on 

Please see the following invite from Professor Alexandra Rempel at the University of Oregon to participate a 15-20 minute phone/Zoom interview and share your experience and/or perceptions on t

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IRA 179D and more

Green Commons
posted by  Simona Fischer  on 

A couple questions for this group. I know we're having a Green Commons meeting on this next week. But can anyone comment on the following questions?

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BranchPattern
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Fri Mar 22, 2024, 4:10 pm

Buildings within site but not under LEED scope

NC-v4 EQp2:Environmental tobacco smoke control
posted by  Marwa Elzoghby  on 

I have a project where the driver room and canteen, situated at the main gate, are not part of the LEED scope.

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With Trace 700 going the way of the dinosaurs, what are you transitioning to?

Sustainable MEP Leaders
posted by  Kim Shinn  on 

If your HVAC designers are addicted to the crack that is Trace 700, and knowing that Trane is giving up on that product in the coming year, what loads program are you weaning* them onto?

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TLC Engineering Solutions
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Fri Mar 22, 2024, 2:24 pm

Gross Floor Area

CI-v4 MPR3:Must comply with project size requirements
posted by  Edgar Arevalo  on 

For a LEED Commercial Interior fit-out project, when we are registering the project in LEED Online it asks for the gross square footage.  Since gross floor area also includes the exterior wall

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