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Historic plaster to receive new plaster skimcoat

NC-2009 MRc1.2:Building Reuse—Maintain Existing Interior Nonstructural Elements
posted 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?

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Fri Feb 17, 2012, 8:20 pm

Parking Garage

Schools-2009 SSc7.1:Heat Island Effect—Nonroof
posted by  Elizabeth Crenshaw Hammitt   on 

We are looking at putting solar on top of our parking garage roof.

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Fri Feb 17, 2012, 7:33 pm

GS-09 superseded by GS-01

EBOM-2009 IEQc3.3:Green Cleaning—Purchase of Sustainable Cleaning Products and Materials
posted 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Seal GS-09, IEQc3.3 criteria for paper towels and napkins, I saw on Green Seal's website that that criteria has been superseded by the 3rd edition of GS-01, "Sanitary Paper

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Thu Feb 16, 2012, 9:52 pm

Daylighting in Residential Building

NC-2009 IEQc8.1:Daylight and Views—Daylight
posted by  Omer Moltay  on 

Dear All, What are the requirements of daylighting in a residential building? Specifically: (1) Are bedrooms included in the calculations?

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Thu Feb 16, 2012, 10:25 pm

VOC questions: Testing method and translation

NC-2009 IEQc4.1:Low-Emitting Materials—Adhesives and Sealants
posted 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.

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Wed Feb 22, 2012, 4:22 am

Innovation - Double Transit Ridership

NC-2009 SSc4.2:Alternative Transportation—Bicycle Storage and Changing Rooms
posted 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

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Sat Feb 18, 2012, 2:30 am

Diffuser Workstation Alignment

NC-2009 IEQc6.2:Controllability of Systems—Thermal Comfort
posted 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

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Fri Feb 17, 2012, 6:10 pm

Sidewalks and all-weather access

NC-2009 SSc2:Development Density and Community Connectivity
posted 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

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Fri Apr 6, 2012, 2:22 pm

EBOM WEc4 Cooling Tower Water Management as C&Sv2009 ID Credit

CS-2009 IDc1:Innovation in Design
posted 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.

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Wed Feb 22, 2012, 4:18 am

Arduino and CO2 Sensor

NC-2009 IEQc1:Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring
posted 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

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Mon Feb 27, 2012, 9:55 pm