We have a CS project, climatized, on which the client is insisting we should not have entrance vestibules, which to my understanding is mandatory under ASHRAE 90.1. Are there any acceptable...

A new project, under LEED-NC, is a major addition to an existing building, in this case a manufacturing facility which will result in basically three sections New Office, Existing Office, and...

We are designing an office tower that is going for LEED Core and Shell certification. Under a separate contract we are doing a small portion of the interior fit-out (less than 40%) at the same...

The requirements for Pilot Credit 12 appear to be precariously similar to the requiements for LEED 2009 CI SSc3 Option 1, Exemplary Performance.

There is slight variation - for example:...

Apologies in advance if this belongs in a general forum... seemed more appropriate here

Just some food for thought. Reducing...

I have a client that would like to install charging stations for SS 4.3 Option 2 compliance. How do you demonstrate vehicle fueling capacity per station when each electric vehicle charges at a...

Hi everyone:

I'm working in a CS project, and I've been filling table PIf 3-1: Space Usage Type. In this project, offices are for sale, and therefore I'm not sure if the tenant spaces...

We are evaluating dual flush fixtures for our residential project. I see in the Water Use Reduction guidance the weighted average methodology. And they comment on the 1:2 ratio of full to low...

As 1.6 is a standard low flow toilet, in order to further reduce water use is it better to specify a 1.28 gpf or a dual flush toilet?
Thank you.

really just used Daysim that way a few times. I usually go from Ecotect to Daysim. Here is the link to the Daysim forum that may help answer your specific question. http://groups.google.com/group/daysim...