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office space in existing building

NC-2009 MPR2:Must be a complete, permanent building or space
posted by  Yukari Treible  on 

We are designing an office space in one floor of an existing building. It will be gutting and full fit-out of this floor alone; nothing else in the building will be touched and the exist.

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Mon Dec 2, 2013, 3:48 pm

Mixed use building application and Ventilation Calculations 90.2

NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  J.R. Anderson  on 

The project is registered as a LEED NC v 2009. A good portion of the building project is going to be used for living quarters. Can ASHRAE 62.2 be utilized for the Outside Air Calculation???

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Mon Dec 2, 2013, 5:08 pm

Alternative fuel vehicles

EBOM-2009 SSc4:Alternative Commuting Transportation
posted by  Jeann Cunha Vieira  on 

In Brazil, many cars are ethanol powered. Can I consider ethanol powered cars as alternative-fuel vehicles for the purpose of the credit SSc4 of LEED EBOM 2009?

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Wed Dec 4, 2013, 10:49 pm

Looking to save some time on section drawings

NC-2009 IEQc8.2:Daylight and Views—Views
posted by  Susan Di Giulio  on 

Does anybody know of a source for AutoCAD drawings/blocks for typical furniture in section or elevation?

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Tue Dec 3, 2013, 2:23 pm

Option 2 Path 2

NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  Alfonso London) Ponce  on 

In order to prove that landscaping does not require permanent irrigation and that it is only irrigated on the first year of installation (local landscape which does not need irrigation when they ar

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Wed Dec 4, 2013, 11:03 pm

Residential Units - Pressure Testing

NC-2009 IEQp2:Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Control
posted by  Mallory Schaus  on 

We have a residential (apartment) building that is allowing smoking on one of the floors. After blower door testing and reparations, we have met the requirement for unit sealing.

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Thu Mar 6, 2014, 1:51 pm

Doubts regarding MR c3 - Option 3 - 2 questions

Healthcare-v2009 MRc5:Furniture and medical furnishings
posted by  María Fernanda Aguirre  on 

Hi everyone, please help us with these 2 questions: 1.- We have a furniture assembly made up by an imported steel structure (which has no sustainable characteristics) and by a top which is an FSC

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Thu Dec 19, 2013, 6:54 pm

ANSI/ASTM-E779-03 vs E779-10

NC-2009 IEQp2:Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Control
posted by  María Fernanda Aguirre  on 

For Mid-rise residential buildings it is required to perform a blower door test according E779-03 but international ASTM web site indicates that this standard has been superseded by ASTM E779-10.

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Mon Dec 30, 2013, 10:27 pm

Bike Lanes "in two directions"

Schools-2009 SSc4.2:Alternative Transportation—Bicycle Storage and Changing Rooms
posted by  Greengrade User  on 

Please clarify the meaning of "in two directions" from the credit language regarding bike lanes for schools? Does this mean a lane for "coming" and a lane for "going"?

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Fri Dec 13, 2013, 4:50 pm

ECNZ (Environmental Choice New Zealand) certified toilet tissue

EBOM-2009 IEQc3.3:Green Cleaning—Purchase of Sustainable Cleaning Products and Materials
posted by  Lily Chen  on 

Hello! Can anyone help? Could ECNZ certified toilet paper meet the criteria of toilet tissue in IEQc3.3?

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Mon Jan 6, 2014, 7:42 pm