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Water source heat pump with cooling tower and boiler

CI-v4 EAc3: Advanced Energy Metering
posted by Gaston Michaud on Oct 3, 2023, 4:51 pm

Hi all!

We have a project located in a building that provides a water loop for each tenant to connect its water source heat pump.  This loop includes cooling towers and boilers to maintain...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Oct 4, 2023, 9:24 am

Occupant comfort survey and transportation survey

EBOM-v4.1 EQp4: Indoor Environmental Quality Performance
posted by Jayaprasad ramamoorthy on Oct 4, 2023, 2:57 am

We are currently working on the prison project for LEED existing building certification. The main concern in this how to conduct occupant comfort survey and transportation survey for prison...

Prescriptive Compliance- Documentation?

CI-v4.1 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
posted by Edgar Arevalo on Oct 3, 2023, 3:00 pm

So how should one pursue the prescriptive method for this prerequisite?  In the sample form, it says to provide documentation demonstrating compliance with ASHRAE 90.1-2016, Sections 5 though 9...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Oct 4, 2023, 9:19 am

HAP Simultion

CS-v4 EAp2: Minimum Energy Performance
posted by Nagaraj Sankar on Oct 4, 2023, 12:03 am

Hi,

We are planning to conduct an HAP Energy Simulation for a Core and Shell office building, but we are currently facing confusion regarding the Interior Lighting Load and process...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, Oct 4, 2023, 9:09 am

VOC Compliance for Toilet pods manufactured offsite

NC-v4 EQc2: Low-emitting materials
posted by Alok on Oct 4, 2023, 2:28 am

There is a mixed-type building targeting LEED Platinum based in UAE. The project will have all toilet pods constructed offsite. If we go by the LEED V4 reference guide, any offsite application...

Last reply: Kimberly Lombardozzi, Oct 4, 2023, 8:52 am

95 percentile of precipitation data

CS-v4 SSc4: Rainwater management
posted by Marine Petrosyan on Oct 4, 2023, 7:37 am

Hi, All!

For the territory of our project, we have standardized data (by state), based on historical data. The data is given in monthly average and daily maximum per month. I am taking...

Should the soil be previously disturbed, before the owner starts to do anything with it?

CS-v4 SSc2: Site development - protect or restore habitat
posted by Marine Petrosyan on Oct 4, 2023, 3:17 am

Hi, All!

The Site Development - Protect or Restore Habitat credit requires, that the calculations are done with the previously disturbed land.

I am planning to calculate the area of...

Can ground level landscape be classified as Nonroof Measures?

NC-v4.1 SSc5: Heat Island Reduction
posted by Antonio Poblete on Jul 18, 2023, 3:04 pm

Do areas with ground level landscape count towards any of the calculations? 

Also, I have area that is just ground, no landscape or hardscape is that excluded from the calculations?

Last reply: emily reese moody, Oct 3, 2023, 8:41 pm

Heat Island Reduction

NC-v4.1 SSc5: Heat Island Reduction
posted by Maria Gamero on Sep 18, 2020, 7:49 am

Our project has 85% of parking covered by the building, but on the roof we have a vegetated area and solar panels. In the credit of Heat Island Reduction can we opt for Option 1?

Last reply: emily reese moody, Oct 3, 2023, 11:48 am

Heat Island SRI + Shade

NC-v4.1 SSc5: Heat Island Reduction
posted by Cynthia Dehlavi on Jul 17, 2023, 12:45 pm

A couple question about SS Credit Heat Island Reduction - Non Roof Measures:

1. None of the materials we are using have been tested for...

Last reply: emily reese moody, Oct 3, 2023, 8:24 pm