LOW-EMITTING FURNITURE FOR BD+C

Abena Darden

Vice President

Thornton Tomasetti

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June 7, 2010

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Tristan Roberts

Representative

Vermont House of Representatives

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Thu, 06/10/2010 - 21:24

I believe it is generally understood that taking a credit from a rating system other than LEED-NC and using it to earn IDc1 under NC is an acceptable path. I would assume that this would apply to this situation. It's worth noting, however, that in LEED for Schools, you can only choose to earn 4 of 6 of the IEQc4 credits. so that may also carry over to LEED-NC.

Matthew VanSweden

Director of Intersectional Professional Services

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Tue, 07/20/2010 - 14:30

if you do attempt this as an ID credit under NC - do you have to include the systems furniture in the applicable MR credits?

Nadav Malin

CEO

Green Commons, LLC

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Sat, 07/24/2010 - 12:26

That's a really good question. You would certainly be safer to include it, so I'd say to do it if you can. If you didn't you might still get by, but it's harder to say. I wonder if anyone else has experience with that....

Jill Watkins

Owner

Watkins Design Works, LLC

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Tue, 07/16/2013 - 20:42

Is there a reason why USGBC only allows 4 out of these 6 credits in LEED for Schools? And why could we not get ID points for achieving the other 2? Just curious.....

Tristan Roberts

Representative

Vermont House of Representatives

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Tue, 07/16/2013 - 20:58

I think the simple answer is that on a 100-point scale there are only so many points to allocate, so choices have to be made. USGBC used an impact-based system to allocate points for LEED 2009. The existence of these credits for LEED for Schools has put these choices on the radar for a lot of teams, and some voluntarily pursue all six, so there is good that has come from that, even if LEED doesn't go further in point allocation here.