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Upgrade from LEED v4 to LEED v5

NC-v4 SSc2:Site development - protect or restore habitat
posted by  Theresa Lehman  on 

Does anyone know if projects registered in LEED v4 are eligible to upgrade to LEED v5 for specific credits? 

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DLR Group
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Fri Mar 13, 2026, 2:22 pm

Pilot INpc155 and DoD construction

Pilot-Credits INpc155:Design for Indoor Air Quality and Infection Control
posted by  Alison Kerr  on 

This pilot credit is our first go-to in our office because we work on DoD projects, and the requirements are already covered under UFCs. No design impact.

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Mead & Hunt
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Tue May 27, 2025, 6:35 pm

Meeting Acoustic Performance Credit requirements for a furniture factory

NC-v4.1 EQc9:Acoustic Performance
posted by  Junaid Mujahid  on 

Hi forum users!

A furniture factory project I'm working on is attempting to target the LEED v4.1 NC Acoustic Performance credit. 

Project Details:

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Fri May 30, 2025, 11:18 am

Monitoring - Mechanically ventilated spaces

NC-v4 EQp1:Minimum indoor air quality performance
posted by  Anna Bortkiewicz  on 

Hello, I have a system in a hotel that has a constant air volume system of crca 550 l/s and I am not sure how to correspond to the requierement of LEED: 

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Mon May 19, 2025, 12:02 pm

Documentation for Inherently non-emitting materials

NC-v4 EQc2:Low emitting materials
posted by  Edgar Arevalo  on 

We have an insulation material that can comply either as inherently non-emitting or meets general emissions evaluation, and has been checked as inherently non-emitting by the contractor,

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EUA
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Sat May 17, 2025, 4:48 am
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PNC Architects (Sobha Realty)
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Fri May 16, 2025, 2:30 pm

Experience with the Credit

Pilot-Credits EQpc116:Daylight in nonregularly occupied spaces
posted by  Sara Galar  on 

Thanks to the shape of the building, dimensions and quality of the facade, we were able to pursued this Pilot credit.

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Thu May 15, 2025, 3:07 pm
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Wed May 14, 2025, 8:07 pm

Determining area of tree canopy shading for calculations

NC-v4 SSc5:Heat island reduction
posted by  Erica Downs  on 

When determining the "Area shaded by plant canopy", do you count the entire tree canopy area, or only the area of hardscape that overlaps with the 10-yr tree canopy? I've received conflicting

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Ecoimpact Consulting
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Wed May 14, 2025, 2:58 pm