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Delegated Design of Irrigation with Split Review

NC-v4 WEp1:Outdoor water use reduction
posted by  Leanne Conrad  on 

We have delegated design of the irrigation system to the contractor but are pursuing the split review process.

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Tue Jan 14, 2020, 9:08 pm

Interpretation of the Net usable program area for area calculations

Healthcare-v4 SSc7:Places of respite
posted by  Priscillia Champagne  on 

"Net usable program area" is defined as follow : the sum of all interior areas in the project available to house the project's program.

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Thu Mar 5, 2020, 10:41 pm

100% Greenfield Site

NC-v4 SSc2:Site development - protect or restore habitat
posted by  Sofia Barahona  on 

If we are designing a project on a 100% greenfield land, therefore no previously developed area is present.

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Wed Sep 2, 2020, 11:01 pm
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Tue Sep 8, 2020, 7:23 pm

In an open office space, how to distinguish whether the type of workstation meets the definition of permanent indoor obstruction

NC-v4 EQc8:Quality views
posted by  Jingchao Qian  on 

There are questions about the quality view of open-plan office spaces. Vision types 1 and 3 require no permanent indoor obstructions. Refer to example 3 in the reference.

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MDE's simple equation for estimating surface area

CS-v4 SSc4:Rainwater management
posted by  Erkki Seinre  on 

I came across a video about treatment area calculation on USGBC website: 

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Rc value

NC-v4 EAc6:Enhanced refrigerant management
posted by  Lise Dannesboe  on 

Hi

To caluclate the Rc-value we need to know the amount of refrigerant and the cooliing capacity. As LEED v4 puts it:

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Wed Jan 8, 2020, 11:04 am

Bicycle Network Connections

NC-v4 LTc6:Bicycle facilities
posted by  Michelle Rosenberger  on 

This must be obvious to everyone but me since I don't see a question on this. Our project is adjacent to a well established bike trail that extends for 10 miles or more in both directions.

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Tue Jan 7, 2020, 7:54 pm

Using ASHRAE 90.1-2013 as reference standard for v4 projects

NC-v4 EAp2:Minimum energy performance
posted by  Gail Vittori  on 

Has there been an equivalency established for LEED v4 projects that use ASHRAE 90.1-2013-Appendix G as reference standard (as there was for LEED 2009 projects that used ASHRAE 90.1-2010-Appendix G

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Tue Jan 7, 2020, 6:32 pm