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calculating peak visitors for a multi-unit residential building

ND-v4 SLLc4:Bicycle facilities
posted by  josee boutin  on 

LEED 2009, would consider 10% of dwelling units or 4 (refer to SLLc4 equation 2) bicycle storage for visitors. LEED v4 requires short-term bicycle storage for at least 2.5% peak visitors.

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Tue May 12, 2015, 11:08 pm

But what if my cistern is full already?

NC-v4 SSc4:Rainwater management
posted by  Adam Stoker  on 

Based on my interpretation of Option 1 for this credit, it seems as though project teams are being asked to evaluate the 95th percentile (or 98th percentile) rainfall event in isolation.

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Wed Apr 29, 2015, 5:59 pm

Fire suppression systems

NC-v4 EAc6:Enhanced refrigerant management
posted by  Jody Lee Potvin-Jones  on 

Hi, Are fire suppression systems and their OPD and GWP addressed by this credit?

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javac
LEEDuser Basic Member
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Tue Apr 28, 2015, 8:39 pm

Option 2 for submetered irrigation

EBOM-v4 WEc1:Outdoor water use reduction
posted by  Charalampos Giannikopoulos  on 

If we install subsystem metering for the irrigation systems to comply with WE credit Water Metering can we still select Option 2 (No irrigation meter installed: Calculated water budget).

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Sustainability Advisor
Transwestern Sustainability Services
LEEDuser Basic Member
12 thumbs up
Mon Apr 27, 2015, 4:59 pm

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

NC-v4 SSc4:Rainwater management
posted by  Adam Stoker  on 

The reference guide and the Rainfall Events Calculator provided by the USGBC alternatingly use the terms 'rainfall' and 'precipitation; while this is fine for temperate climates, it leaves us north

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Building Enclosure Consultant
BPL Enclosure
LEEDuser Basic Member
58 thumbs up
Tue Apr 21, 2015, 7:39 pm

Entering nonregularily occupied spaces in IEQp1 spread sheet cal

NC-v4 EQp1:Minimum indoor air quality performance
posted by  Vassil Vassilev  on 

Greetings, In the IEQp1 calculation form, provided by USGBC for using in LEED v4, in the Occupancy Category pull-down menu, there is nothing related to equipment rooms, non-occupied stores and sim

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Sustainability Specialist
Gensler
LEEDuser Basic Member
66 thumbs up
Sat Apr 18, 2015, 7:53 am

62MZ calculator in version 4 LEED

NC-v4 EQp1:Minimum indoor air quality performance
posted by  BEE Incorporations  on 

There is no 62MZ calculator in version 4 LEED here: http://cn.usgbc.org/resources/minimum-indoor-air-quality-performance-calculator Is there a new 62MZ calculator in version 4 LEED?

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Fri Apr 17, 2015, 4:44 pm

Separate MEP CxA and BECxA

NC-v4 EAc1:Enhanced commissioning
posted by  Annalise Reichert  on 

I am working on a project that is pursuing both Monitoring-based Commissioning and Building Envelope Commissioning.

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Wed Apr 15, 2015, 2:22 am

District cooling system with different construction planning

NC-v4 EAp2:Minimum energy performance
posted by  Jeroen Sap  on 

I have a project at hand with a high LEED ambition. They have the opportunity to connect to a future district cooling system (high efficiency).

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LEED AP BD+C
Deerns Nederland B.V.
LEEDuser Basic Member
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Wed Apr 1, 2015, 11:32 pm

Calculating Materials vs. Construction vs. Project costs

NC-v4 MRc3:Building product disclosure and optimization - sourcing of raw materials
posted by  Jessica McNaughton  on 

The default materials calculation is 45% of construction costs (Div 3-10 primarily). Is there a generally accepted percentage of project costs that is considered to be construction costs?

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LEED-AP BD+C
GREENSQUARE
LEEDuser Expert
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Wed Mar 18, 2015, 8:49 pm