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Driver's Toilets in a Core & Shell Building
CS-2009 WEp1:Water Use Reductionposted by Maya Karkour on
Hi, We are working on a luxurious Core & Shell Residential Building. The future tenants will decide on the water fixtures for their own flats/apartments.
Minimum number required by local zoning regs
CI-2009 SSc3.3:Alternative Transportation—Parking Availabilityposted by Patricia Ewanski on
I'm not so savvy with how local zoning regs are worded. I did search for my city's local zoning regs and I'm not sure if what I found is it.
Submersible & Booster Pumps: Process equipment?
NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performanceposted by Maya Karkour on
Dear all, Should I model non-HVAC pumps such as "sewage submersible pumps" and "domestic water booster pumps" as process equipment? Thanks!
Graywater System
NC-2009 EAp1:Fundamental Commissioning of Building Energy Systemsposted by Joseph Greene on
We have a graywater system in our building and I'm wondering if this would be subject to Fundamental Commissioning. Any thoughts?
can pavers around the green roof be counted as vegetated area?
NC-2009 SSc7.2:Heat Island Effect—Roofposted by yongmei gao on
Our project has green roof around 28,000sqf on the total 68,000 roof area , and 2 row of 2'x2' pavers area (9074sqf )at the roof perimeter.
Staged Move in and Natural Ventilation
CI-2009 IEQc3.2:Construction IAQ Management Plan—Before Occupancyposted by Sam Keehn on
We are working on an office fit (3,800ft2) made up of basically 2 rooms. There have been some delays and the owner wants to move into one of the rooms while they finish the other.
Which Energy Price for a project outside the US
NC-2009 EAc1:Optimize Energy Performanceposted by Tatjana Ernst on
Hi everyone, i am wondering if we can use the energy prices from the eia.doe.gov (US-Prices) although our project is in Europe? We don´t really understand the Site 273 of the Reference Guide.
non-Cooling tower thinking
EBOM-2009 WEc4:Cooling Tower Water Managementposted by Jean Marais on
How does the line of thought go that balances out not using cooling towers (e.g. air cooled chillers)? Is it bad to not use a cooling tower? is it good? does it balance out in the energy points?
LEED boundary and materials scope
NC-2009 MRc4:Recycled Contentposted by Janika McFeely on
A project we're working on is replacing some of the city sidewalk, which is outside our property line and LEED boundary. Should we include the concrete in our material calculations?
WEp1 - Substantial Completion Date
EBOM-2009 WEp1:Minimum Indoor Plumbing Fixture and Fitting Efficiencyposted by susan eguia on
As per WEp1 requirement, the water use baseline is set depending on the year of substantial completion of the building indoor plumbing system.