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Baeline K_MC
NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Jens Apel on
The reference guide states that the same K_MC value nust be used in botzh design case and basline.
EP - rail AND bus vs. rail OR bus
NC-2009 SSc4.1:Alternative Transportation—Public Transportation Accessposted by John Edwards on
The EP Option 2 criteria for SSc4.1 requires 2 rail stations within 1/2-mile OR 2 bus stops serving 4 lines within 1/4-mile, with a minimum of 200 rides per day.
Air quality testing for targeted chemicals
Homes-v4 EQc2:Contaminant controlposted by Peter Doo on
Based on a conversation with Centek Labs, the CDPH test methodology for targeted chemicals is for products and not a building. The test would require heating the building (really?).
Contractor CoC
CS-2009 MRc6:Certified Woodposted by LEED Pro Consultant on
We are pursuing certified wood credit for a CS v.2009 mixed use building.
ASHRAE 62.1
CI-2009 IEQp1:Minimum IAQ Performanceposted by Mike D on
Clause 5..9 in ASHRAE 62.1 requires MERV 6 filters on all cooling coils or other surfaces. This will very much affect the energy efficiency of the systems.
Middle School Student Waiting Rooms
Schools-2009 IEQc6.2:Controllability of Systems—Thermal Comfortposted by Sara Zoumbaris on
Hi All, We have a middle school project that has 2, internal waiting rooms for students; one is for waiting to go into the school clinic and one is for waiting to go into the hearing/ eyesight tes
Number of showers for men and women
CS-2009 SSc4.2:Alternative Transportation—Bicycle Storage and Changing Roomsposted by CT G on
Hello, We are working on a LEED-CS project which required 14 showers per the FTE count. The architect is proposing to locate 8 showers within the women´s locker room, and 6 within the men´s.
Sustainable Site Prereq 2.1 Site Assessment NCv4 SSc1
Hospitality-NC-v4 SSc1:Site assessmentposted by Tyra Sorensen on
Where can I find this resource? Sustainable Sites Initiative: Guidelines and Performance Benchmarks 2009 I've only been able to find it in the digital archive one page at a time.
Preferred parking outside the LEED project boundary
CI-2009 SSc3.3:Alternative Transportation—Parking Availabilityposted by Morteza Kasmaei on
The total area of this LEED-CI project is more than 75% of its LEED-CS building area and there is no parking space in the LEED boundary of the building, but there is a public parking across the str