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Industrial Process Loads and the Exceptional Calulation Method
NC-2009 EAc1:Optimize Energy Performanceposted 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.
Modeling only conditioned area
NC-v4 EAp2:Minimum energy performanceposted by Omar Elrawy on
I'm certifying a huge factory with an attached office building. Is it possible to model only the office area?
Irrigation Establishment Period Flexibility / Regional Adjustments
NC-v4 WEp1:Outdoor water use reductionposted 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
Walk off mats for skyway entrance
NC-v4 EQc1:Enhanced indoor air quality strategiesposted 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?
Storage location
NC-v4 MRp1:Storage and collection of recyclablesposted 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?
Invite to share your experience on integrating passive design and sustainability into projects
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
IRA 179D and more
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?
Buildings within site but not under LEED scope
NC-v4 EQp2:Environmental tobacco smoke controlposted 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.
With Trace 700 going the way of the dinosaurs, what are you transitioning to?
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?
Gross Floor Area
CI-v4 MPR3:Must comply with project size requirementsposted 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