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Measuring through connection interval distance
ND-Plan-v4 NPDc6:Connected circulation networkposted by Ian Scott on
Where the project boundary is located on the project side of adjacent ROW is through connection distance measured between ROW centrelines at the project boundary or at the adjacent ROW centreline.
SFI vs FSC
NC-v4 MRc3:Building product disclosure and optimization - sourcing of raw materialsposted by Leanne Conrad on
Does anyone know if GBCI will accept a Sustainable Forestry Initiative certified sourcing label instead of FSC?
shower requirement - total FTE vs peak FTE
NC-2009 SSc4.2:Alternative Transportation—Bicycle Storage and Changing Roomsposted by Erin Holdenried on
Has anybody used peak FTE (as opposed to total FTE) to calculate the required number of showers? And was it accepted by the GBCI reviewer?
Sustainable Purchasing: Durable Goods
NC-2009 IDc1:Innovation in Designposted by Joyce Kelly on
Working on a Warehouse with (4) vending machines, (2) refrigerators. With 24 hr. loads, these seem like good candidates for requring Energy Star qualified products.
Concrete as Temp barriers
NC-2009 MRc2:Construction Waste Managementposted by Ahmad Gabir on
Hi , We are working on Mega project is Saudi Arabia where we are using the concrete waste to build Safety road/excavation barriers which will be used on site during construction instead of purchasi
modeling with air cooled chiller
NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performanceposted by sherif el adly on
the building size is mandating to model the baseline with a water cooled chiller and I will compare the baseline with the design which is using HVAC that is (air cooled chiller + ice storage + dive
Ice Machine
Schools-2009 WEc4:Process water use reductionposted by Laura Charlier on
The credit language reads max water use for over 175 lbs/day and max water use for under 175 lbs/day; I'm uncertain which criteria we are to follow. Our ice machine is over 175 lbs/day.
Equipment and Applicances
CI-v4 EAc2:Optimize energy performanceposted by Casey Krieg on
This question is in regards to the Optimize Energy Performance section, under the Prescriptive compliance method and more specifically the Equipment and Appliances credits. My team and I are seeki
Does gravel count?
NC-v4 SSc3:Open spaceposted by Harvard University Green Building Services on
Does gravel count as vegetated open space where there are bushes and other plantings in the gravel area?
Additional Credit Rules
EBOM-v4 LTc1:Alternative transportationposted by Logan Cohen on
Is it important to know the entire calculation for the O+M Exam? Also, I'm reading the other comments and finding that there are rules about this credit not listed on this site.