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EBOM-2009 SSc2:Building Exterior and Hardscape Management Plan
posted by  Elizabeth Crenshaw Hammitt   on 

Our building staff maintains one small (less than 1,000 sq feet or so) Memorial Garden that we do not own, and several very small beds of vines and trees on the side walk surrounding our building f

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ecoPreserve: Building Sustainability
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Thu Oct 11, 2012, 1:55 pm

Kitchen Consumables

EBOM-2009 MRc1:Sustainable Purchasing—Ongoing Consumables
posted by  Alexa Stone  on 

Does anyone have any experience or guidance regarding these products included in this credit for multi-tenant buildings?

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Vermont House of Representatives
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Thu Oct 11, 2012, 2:31 am

Commingled Waste Documentation

NC-2009 MRc2:Construction Waste Management
posted by  Angie Allen  on 

Off-site sorting of the construction waste was used for our project. The hauler/material recovery facility provided project-specific recycling rates for each haul by material type.

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Warren Architecture
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Wed Oct 10, 2012, 9:00 pm

Selling SREC's question

NC-2009 EAc2:On-Site Renewable Energy
posted by  Todd Bundren  on 

I am working on a project with two large solar arrays on a parking garage, both are separately metered.

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7group / Energy Opportunities
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Wed Oct 10, 2012, 7:54 pm

Measurement option and 500fc limit

NC-2009 IEQc8.1:Daylight and Views—Daylight
posted by  Erin Holdenried  on 

For Option 3 Measurement, can an area with measurement greater than 500 fc count towards the credit if the space has glare control devices, such as internal shades?

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Director of Sustainability
DBR Engineering Consultants
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Wed Oct 10, 2012, 7:41 pm

Vegetated areas

NC-2009 SSc6.2:Stormwater Design—Quality Control
posted by  Patricia Missawa  on 

I’m having some doubts on how to define the stormwater volume treated by different types of vegetated areas since in Brazil we don’t have any study related to it. 1- If my project has a flat vegeta

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ABUD Engineering Ltd.
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Wed Oct 10, 2012, 5:24 pm

For EBOM, do we do a threat rating assessment?

Pilot-Credits SSpc55:Bird collision deterrence
posted by  Lee Ann Walling, LEED AP ND   on 

We are a state natural resources agency with lots of bird strikes, so we would like to pursue this credit as part of our LEED EB: O&M project.

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USGBC
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Wed Oct 10, 2012, 3:12 pm

Performance Period

Pilot-Credits SSpc55:Bird collision deterrence
posted by  Sarah Brophy  on 

I see from the EBOM flow-chart that there is a performance period of three years in addition facade monitoring plan establishment. Am I interpreting this correctly?

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Vermont House of Representatives
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Wed Oct 10, 2012, 2:54 pm

Geothermal (Sometimes you're in, sometimes you're out!)

CS-2009 EAc2:On-site Renewable Energy
posted by  Katie Mesia  on 

We are in schematic design on a CS project. The project will have underground parking and will use piles as a foundation.

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Regional Director of Sustainability
Gensler
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Wed Oct 10, 2012, 2:05 pm

Efficiencies for System 4 – PSZ-HP (packed roof top heat pump)

NC-2009 EAc1:Optimize Energy Performance
posted by  Francesco Passerini  on 

According to Table G3.1.1A for the baseline model I have to model System 4 – PSZ-HP (packed roof top heat pump). I’m wondering what efficiencies I have to consider.

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7group / Energy Opportunities
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Wed Oct 10, 2012, 10:28 am