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Historic plaster to receive new plaster skimcoat
NC-2009 MRc1.2:Building Reuse—Maintain Existing Interior Nonstructural Elementsposted by Rebekah Burke on
We are refurbishing a historic building that has many existing plaster walls. If a new plaster skimcoat is applied, do these existing walls still count for this credit?
Parking Garage
Schools-2009 SSc7.1:Heat Island Effect—Nonroofposted by Elizabeth Crenshaw Hammitt on
We are looking at putting solar on top of our parking garage roof.
GS-09 superseded by GS-01
EBOM-2009 IEQc3.3:Green Cleaning—Purchase of Sustainable Cleaning Products and Materialsposted by Johanna Ofner on
When reading about Green Seal GS-09, IEQc3.3 criteria for paper towels and napkins, I saw on Green Seal's website that that criteria has been superseded by the 3rd edition of GS-01, "Sanitary Paper
Daylighting in Residential Building
NC-2009 IEQc8.1:Daylight and Views—Daylightposted by Omer Moltay on
Dear All, What are the requirements of daylighting in a residential building? Specifically: (1) Are bedrooms included in the calculations?
VOC questions: Testing method and translation
NC-2009 IEQc4.1:Low-Emitting Materials—Adhesives and Sealantsposted by Mauricio Ramirez on
I have a product from a large paint corporation, that has manufacturer information that supports the VOC content in g/L.
Innovation - Double Transit Ridership
NC-2009 SSc4.2:Alternative Transportation—Bicycle Storage and Changing Roomsposted by Alicia Freire on
My understanding was that the only way to achieve this credit was to develop a Comprehensive Transportation Management Plan; however, the form also shows the following option: “Double Transit Ride
Diffuser Workstation Alignment
NC-2009 IEQc6.2:Controllability of Systems—Thermal Comfortposted by Leah Samson-Samuel on
We are working on a project where the owner/architect has elected to satisfy the requirements of this credit with overhead diffusers controlled by remote controls placed in individual workstation c
Sidewalks and all-weather access
NC-2009 SSc2:Development Density and Community Connectivityposted by Dave Barg on
I currently have a project on a military base that was denied this point because "not all of the listed services have sidewalk pedestrian access from the project site....dirt trails do not meet the
EBOM WEc4 Cooling Tower Water Management as C&Sv2009 ID Credit
CS-2009 IDc1:Innovation in Designposted by Liz Voeller on
The LEED Project Submittal Tips guide for C&S from GBCI (published 12/23/2011) states that EBOM WEc4.1 Cooling Tower Water Management is allowed in BD&C v2009 as an ID credit.
Arduino and CO2 Sensor
NC-2009 IEQc1:Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoringposted by Francisco Sanchez Arroyo on
We are pursuing IEQc1 and we would like to use CO2 sensors connected to an Open Source Arduino micro controller in order to manage the alarms, interface with other systems and publish to Pachube (h