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Exemplary performance for providing showers for 60% of FTE's
NC-2009 SSc4.2:Alternative Transportation—Bicycle Storage and Changing Roomsposted by Tom Hurst on
We're working on a Fire Station with 10 FTE's and 6 showers (60%). Since the requirement for SSc4.2 is only 0.5%, our solution seems like it would be considered exemplary.
Is it obligatory to use the DES Guidance v2 for LEED 2009?
NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performanceposted by Maya Karkour on
Dear Sirs, I just noted the following paragraph in the "Treatment of District or Campus Thermal Energy in LEED V2 and LEED 2009" document: "LEED v2009 projects are not formally required to use th
no new parking
NC-2009 SSc4.3:Alternative Transportation—Low-Emitting and Fuel-Efficient Vehiclesposted by Crina Bosch on
My understanding of this credit's intent is to reduce the impact of automobiles for commuters.
Energy source for Reheat
NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performanceposted by Maya Karkour on
Hello, For the baseline building, does the REHEAT energy source for a VAV system need to be identical to the proposed reheat source, or is it as per the main heating source? For example, my propo
Natural ventilation
NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performanceposted by Rosana Correa on
We are working on an industrial building which has 3 hangars which are occupied during working hours and its partly open and 24 hours natural ventilated.
Banking facility
NC-2009 SSc2:Development Density and Community Connectivityposted by Magda Aghababyan on
For one of our projects we are thinking of negotiating with a local bank to set up an ATM machine that is open to public.
Production line with both skylight and artifical lights
EBOM-2009 IEQc2.2:Controllability of Systems—Lightingposted by Magda Aghababyan on
We have a production line with about 2000 workers that has both a skylight system and an artificial lighting system that only works when the daylight level goes below a specified limit.
Regional Priority points in total points attempted
CS-2009 RPc1:Regional Priorityposted by J W on
I have completed 4 points that should also be regional priority points, but I don't see anywhere that 4 points have been added.
Parking topmost floor - excluded from SS7.2?
NC-2009 SSc7.2:Heat Island Effect—Roofposted by Maya Karkour on
Dear All, Our project consists of a retail mall, with an adjacent parking building (same height).
Documenting Rated Power for Gas Appliances
CI-2009 EAc1.4:Optimize Energy Performance—Equipment and Appliancesposted by Dana Villeneuve on
Does anyone have experience documenting the rated power of a gas appliance? Are we to only document the electricity usage of gas appliances, or do we account for the gas usage?