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Carbon Offset V4 Alternative Compliance Success - LEED CI

CI-2009 EAc4:Green Power
posted by  Andreas Gyr  on 

My team and I were recently successful in documenting the use of carbon offsets for LEED CI - EAc4 Green Power by documenting the V4 credit as an alternative compliance path.

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Wed Mar 18, 2015, 2:46 pm

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NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  Haojie Wang  on 

I wonder if there is a standard to convert C-factor to U-factor or F-factor to U-factor. Is there a guideline to do so? Since not all energy program can let you input C, U, F as you desire.

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Wed Mar 18, 2015, 2:27 pm

DES for school campus

CS-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  Shenhao Li  on 

Dear all, We have a school campus project (LEED NC MB) in Shanghai. The cooling source is from central cooling plant and the heating source is from Municipal steam.

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Wed Mar 18, 2015, 2:13 pm

Water Chiller and relative Pumps-System 8

NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  Giuseppina Amorusi  on 

Dear All, I’m modelling a water centrifugal chiller in System 8 of ASHRAE 90.1 (Appendix G), using HAP by Carrier. I have to need how calculate the minimum entering condenser water temperature (ECW

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Wed Mar 18, 2015, 7:58 am

Reuse of envelope but not structural floor

NC-2009 MRc1.1:Building Reuse—Maintain Existing Walls, Floors and Roof
posted by  Alfred Servodidio  on 

I am working on 14,000sq ft 8 story historic high profile project in NYC that is keeping almost 100% of the exterior skin and framing but is removing almost all of the structural floor and roof dec

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Tue Mar 17, 2015, 3:16 pm

Energy Modelling Issues

NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  Cynthia Estrada  on 

I am project admin for a V3-2009 NC project and wondered if anyone had issues with energy modeling software and accuracy of results with complicated/unique systems?

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Mon Mar 16, 2015, 6:13 pm

Addition to existing building

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

We are building an addition to an existing non-LEED building and only adding a wall in the existing building. Originally we were going for LEED v2009 NC and now switched to EBOM.

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Mon Mar 16, 2015, 4:50 pm

seashells considered recycled content?

CI-2009 MRc4:Recycled Content
posted by  Dan Governile  on 

Can anyone tell me if seashells can be a recycled content in the manufacture of cement terrazzo countertops?

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Sat Mar 14, 2015, 12:33 am

Rated Cooling Capacity for Commercial Refrigeration Equipment

NC-2009 EAc4:Enhanced Refrigerant Management
posted by  Wei Jiang  on 

We have a project that has many commercial refrigeration equipment such as walk-in coolers and feezers in commercial kitchens.

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Fri Mar 13, 2015, 5:23 pm

BREEAM as the certification scheme

ND-v2009 GIBp1:Certified green building
posted by  Tanja Arnesson  on 

Hi, We are looking into a LEED ND project where we are having problems with applying LEED NC for a shopping centre since the building is attached to two others building.

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Fri Mar 13, 2015, 4:07 pm