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Excluding Tenants

EBOM-2009 MRc5:Sustainable Purchasing—Food
posted by  Nelina Loiselle  on 

I understand you can excluded up to tenant spaces up to 10% of the square footage of the building. However, our tenant spaces is slightly higher then 10%.

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Fri Mar 22, 2013, 5:56 pm

Treating stormwater only?

NC-2009 SSc6.2:Stormwater Design—Quality Control
posted by  Nicole Kimoto  on 

Could this credit be achieved if it were only proposed to treat the storm water runoff with a structural measure and not capture?

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Thu Feb 28, 2013, 12:09 pm

Comaprison of EAp2 and EAc1

NC-2009 EAc1:Optimize Energy Performance
posted by  BABAR MEHMOOD  on 

I want to clarify that ASHRAE 90.1 Appendix G 2007 (sec 5.4, 6.4, 7.4, 8.4, 9.4 and 10.4 ) is applicable to Option-1 Whole building energy simulation for both EA Prerequisite 2 and EA Credit 1.

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Thu Feb 28, 2013, 3:00 pm

Vehicle Maintenance Facilities - Lighting

CI-2009 EAc1.2:Optimize Energy Performance—Lighting Controls
posted by  Carlton Ross  on 

For lighting levels which have been established by the American National Standard A11.1-1965, R1970, Practice for Industrial Lighting would this qualify as an exception as listed by ASHRAE 90.1 200

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All-electric buildings

NC-2009 EAc1:Optimize Energy Performance
posted by  Francesco Passerini  on 

A note of Table G3.1.1A of ASHRAE 90.1-2007 states that "For all-electric buildings, the heating shall be electric resistance".

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Thu Feb 28, 2013, 5:22 pm

DEHP/PVC elimination from newly purchased equipment

CI-2009 IDc1:Innovation in Design
posted by  Kathy Wislocky  on 

If our healthcare clinic will be purchasing new medical equipment associated with this gut interior renovation, might eliminating DEHP/PVC from one of the product lines achieve an ID credit?

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Fri Mar 1, 2013, 2:31 pm

Low Anual Rainfall Average

CS-2009 SSc6.1:Stormwater Design—Quantity Control
posted by  Ron Dean  on 

Our project is located in a city with a very low annual rainfall average (8.3mm that is about 0.327 inches per year). The project will have a green roof in about 60% of the roof area.

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Tue Aug 6, 2013, 12:38 pm

Cx requirements for small office remodel

CI-2009 EAp1:Fundamental Commissioning of Building Energy Systems
posted by  Tara Messa  on 

I am working on a project that is a relatively small office remodel seeking LEED certification.

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Thu Feb 28, 2013, 10:39 pm

Designated smoking area in park project?

NC-2009 IEQp2:Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Control
posted by  Heather Holdridge  on 

Our project is a gathering & educational space located within a huge park. We plan to have signages saying no smoking inside and within 25 ft of the building.

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Fri Mar 8, 2013, 10:26 pm

Rainfall contribution to TWA??

NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  Lewis Hewton  on 

Hi All, My general question is - can direct rainfall to landscaped areas that soaks in through the soil contribute to the irrigation demand in the WEc1? Our project is in Australia and using the

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Tue Mar 5, 2013, 3:43 am