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Defining number of parking spaces

NC-2009 SSc4.3:Alternative Transportation—Low-Emitting and Fuel-Efficient Vehicles
posted by  Lisa Sawin  on 

We have a new office building that is on an Existing VA campus. There are no other LEED projects to date on the campus.

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Fri Feb 22, 2013, 6:45 am

Insufficient Cooling Capacity

NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  Yoyo Shek  on 

Dear All, According to 90.1, the HVAC system shall follow the design for proposed case. I wonder what if the HVAC engineer under-sizes the cooling capacity.

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Fri Feb 22, 2013, 4:44 am

MRc5 question:

EBOM-2009 MRp1:Sustainable Purchasing Policy
posted by  Heather Holdridge  on 

Does MRc5 count as an alternative to MRc2-4 or not? It seems like it does, however in the MRp1 policy document template it says it doesn't. Could someone please clarify? Thanks!

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Fri Feb 22, 2013, 2:17 am

Signatory

NC-2009 IEQp2:Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Control
posted by  Kris Phillips  on 

My understanding is that the Owner must place her/his initials in the Signatory box for credits such as this one (No Smoking).

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Thu Feb 21, 2013, 7:58 pm

NAUF & CARB 2

NC-2009 IEQc4.4:Low-Emitting Materials—Composite Wood and Agrifiber Products
posted by  John Casciato  on 

If a product meets CARB or CARB 2 compliance, does it meet this credits needs?

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Metricorps
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Thu Feb 21, 2013, 7:53 pm

Commingled Recycling Problem

EBOM-2009 MRc7:Solid Waste Management—Ongoing Consumables
posted by  Ryan Gardner  on 

The project im working on has a "unicycling" bin in which both garbage and recyclables all go into one dumpster to be sorted off site.

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BuildingWise LLC
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Thu Feb 21, 2013, 6:11 pm

Does reconstituted veneer have to comply with IEQc4.4?

NC-2009 IEQc4.4:Low-Emitting Materials—Composite Wood and Agrifiber Products
posted by  Jason Grant  on 

Reconstituted veneer is basically layers of wood that are glued together and then sliced into veneer which is subsequently laminated to various core materials to make veneer panels.

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Thu Feb 21, 2013, 5:47 pm

AgBB method (Blue Angel)

NC-2009 IEQc4.3:Low-Emitting Materials—Flooring Systems
posted by  Hanne Goa  on 

The requirement states that Projects outside the U.S.

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Steelcase Inc.
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Thu Feb 21, 2013, 1:50 pm

Bus transfers

NC-2009 SSc4.1:Alternative Transportation—Public Transportation Access
posted by  Tiffany Moore  on 

I have a campus project with public bus service on all sides and one through the middle. A person can walk to three bus stops serving 2 public bus lines and the campus shuttle within 1/4 mile.

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Built Kansas City LLC
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Thu Feb 21, 2013, 3:55 am

2 Bedroom Dormitory

NC-2009 IEQc6.1:Controllability of Systems—Lighting
posted by  Jason Chauvin  on 

I am currently designing a new university dormitory that includes rooms with 2 bedrooms and 2 desks in each room. In other words, each room houses 2 students.

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Tue Feb 19, 2013, 9:21 pm