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Stan Dupp
Stan Dupp
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Malta Pølenu
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Opal Muntela
Who’s in favor of legally sourced wood?
Who’s in favor of legally sourced wood?
If you’re raising your hand, you’re not alone: illegal logging is a global scourge that destroys ecosystems and contributes to climate change. It’s carried out by organized crime and is used to fund civil wars and terrorism. And by some estimates, as much as half the timber in the world is harvested illegally.
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Life-Cycle Assessment, LEED v4, and Environmental Product Declarations
How to document the least implemented requirements in LEED v4 Materials and Resources credit category
My project has a balcony that projects away from the building, and does not provide a roof to an enclosed space for the building. How should the balcony be treated for this credit?
LEED Coach provided the following information in January 2019: “Balconies are considered non-roof and the SR should be included in the calculations. A balcony or terrace would be considered an architectural structure. The credit requirements state, "Provide shade with architectural devices or structures that have a three-year aged solar reflectance (SR) value of at least 0.28. If three-year aged value information is not available, use materials with an initial SR of at least 0.33 at installation." Note that only 50% of the non-roof area needs to meet the credit requirements.”