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Is external verification always necessary?
NC-v4 MRc2:Building product disclosure and optimization - environmental product declarationsposted by Vitor Tosetto on
Hi all! I have a doubt about EPD, could someone help me? This credit explains that products with LCA (ISO 14044) or EPD (ISO 14025) that have at least cradle-to-gate scope are valued as 1/4.
Weekly Log
EBOM-v4 WEc4:Water meteringposted by Kristina Pobre on
Is there a minimum number of logs required to be submitted to comply with this credit? The project I am handling wishes to install the meter but because of the log requirement, we might need to de
Reverberation Time and Volume
NC-v4 EQc9:Acoustic performanceposted by Avtua Kraveishvili on
Hi, I have project where is several open plan offices with different volumes. LEED Acoustic Performance requires T60 below 0.8 sec.
What certifications are accepted by USGBC for v4 low-emissions?
CI-v4 EQc2:Low emitting materialsposted by Randal Carter on
The USGBC has posted, and will continue updating, a "Low-Emitting Materials Third-Party Certifications table" at this link: http://www.usgbc.org/resources/low-emitting-materials-third-party-cert
Ceiling Step Down
NC-v4 EQc8:Quality viewsposted by Kim Lombard on
Does anyone have a good sense of how to treat step down ceiling heights in calculating the interior distance qualifying for quality views?
Opt 2 metered water use with unoccupied building
EBOM-v4 WEp1:Indoor water use reductionposted by OSCAR DE LA RED on
If we had submeters installed for more then 80% fixtures in the building but the building is unoccupied during the perfomance period we must use (as the reference guide seems to state) the optio
Renovate an old school
Schools-EBOM-v4 MPR3:Must comply with project size requirementsposted by Davide Filippi on
I'm working to certify a school in LEED EB:OM v4.
Small entryways
NC-v4 EQc1:Enhanced indoor air quality strategiesposted by Sara Johansson on
Hello, What if a project has small retail stores on the bottom floor, less than 3m long, and the ground outside doesn't belong to the property owner but the municipality (and therefor not possible
Disincentivizing Low Emitting Products
CI-v4 EQc2:Low emitting materialsposted by Michelle Rosenberger on
The new bundling of low emitting categories into one credit is resulting in disincentivizing our v4 projects from pursuing low emitting credits they always used to before.
Facilities off-site alllowed but cannot be double counted
NC-v4 MPR2:Must use reasonable LEED boundariesposted by Nate Tsang on
Hello, I am currently working on a project and we are targeting LEED ND. As part of LEED ND, one of the buildings will be LEED NC certified.