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General Comments re LEED 2012 MR Credits

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posted by Peggy White on Sep 9, 2011, 8:53 pm

I have been reviewing the 2012 Credit modifications over the last week or so, and I will try to produce some coherent and constructive comments in the official comment feedback before the 14th....

Last reply: William Buchholz, Sep 12, 2011, 5:01 pm

Keep the EPD credit, but don't inlcude wood

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posted by Mara Baum on Sep 1, 2011, 1:33 pm

Yesterday I attended a great workshop on a new life cycle impact assessment ANSI standard currently in development. The LEED 2012 draft was discussed, and Brendan Owens (USGBC’s VP of LEED...

Last reply: Lyle Axelarris, Sep 12, 2011, 4:33 pm

EA Credit: Green Power and Carbon Offset provisions

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posted by Jem Porcaro on Aug 18, 2011, 10:46 am

the statement during the international forum was to become more applicable to international projects. Unfortunately that's most definitely not what is happening in the new version of LEED 2012. Log...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Sep 12, 2011, 4:26 pm

Responsible Sourcing of Raw Materials... FSC Certification

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posted by Jason Gasperich on Aug 10, 2011, 2:25 pm

I have noticed in the table above that a bio-based...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Sep 12, 2011, 4:20 pm

Forest Activist Guidance for LEED 2012 Comments

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posted by Jason Grant on Sep 8, 2011, 2:34 pm

At the URL below are recommendations from forest activists in the environmental community for commenting on LEED 2012. If you care about maintaining high standards for...

Last reply: Lyle Axelarris, Sep 12, 2011, 4:16 pm

description of the potential savings

CI-2009 EAc1.3: Optimize energy performance - HVAC
posted by Jacob Goodman on Oct 19, 2010, 10:34 am

I recently recieved a review comment asking to expand the narritive of EAc1.3 Opt. 1 to include "description of the potential savings" as requested on the credit template. I am attempting only...

Last reply: Erin Adkins, Sep 12, 2011, 3:28 pm

LEED AP with Specialty

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posted by Sara Neff on Sep 12, 2011, 1:59 pm

I am in favor of requiring that LEED APs have a specialty in order to get an additional point in a certification. I coordinate LEED projects for a living, and far, far too often I have to work...

IEQ 8.1: VLTxWFR- why the upper limit of.180?

CI-2009 IEQc8.1: Daylight and views - daylight
posted by Andy Plogsted on Sep 1, 2011, 3:46 pm

i am entering data, and have a small room with wide windows that push the number to .26. Based on what I have investigated, I need to adjust the daylight zone (in this case up) to get it within...

Last reply: TODD REED, Sep 12, 2011, 1:29 pm

MR Prerequisite Construction and Demo Debris

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posted by Jon Texter on Aug 2, 2011, 4:44 pm

"Establishes contractual requirements with responsible waste and recycling haulers, including waste reporting requirements for involved parties."

We have found that the recycling programs...

Last reply: Beth Cheuvront, Sep 12, 2011, 1:19 pm

Shading devices vs daylighting

NC-2009 IEQc8.1: Daylight and views - daylight
posted by Rudolph Schaar on Aug 29, 2011, 9:11 am

ASHRAE 189.1, 8.4.1.2 requires us to have permanent shading devices. We are attempting to achieve the Daylighting credit 8.1. For the prescriptive method, does an interior or exterior shading...

Last reply: TODD REED, Sep 12, 2011, 1:19 pm