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Third Party Source vs. Portfolio Manager

NC-v4 EAp3:Building-level energy metering
posted by  Edgar Arevalo  on 

So according to the LEED Online template for Building-level Energy and Water Metering, it states to pick either "USGBC-approved data template", which is Portfolio Manager, OR "Third-party data sour

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ads ENGINEERS, DPC
LEEDuser Basic Member
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Tue Jul 24, 2018, 7:10 pm

Off-site PV farm financed by property owner

EBOM-2009 EAc4:On-site and off-site renewable energy
posted by  Dricka Brown Thobois  on 

I am working with a property who is going for LEED EBOM recertification.  The property is owned by a large business that has financed, owns, and maintains, a very large PV farm on the wes

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Mon Jul 23, 2018, 8:15 pm

Option 1: Smart-Phone Control

NC-v4 EQc6:Interior lighting
posted by  RDK E&S  on 

For option 1, is it acceptable for manual controls to be accomplished via a software interface rather than a physical switch?

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Energy Engineer / Sustainability Specialist
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Fri Jul 20, 2018, 7:51 pm

WaterSense alternative in U.S.

NC-v4 WEp2:Indoor water use reduction
posted by  Ken Gallegos  on 

A couple of the fixtures we currently have spec'd are listed with CALGreen and CEC.

Will those be rejected because they are not specifically WaterSense labeled?

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Sustainability Director, Certifications & Compliance
Jacobs
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Fri Jul 20, 2018, 2:11 pm

Can client provide testing of a product to show compliance?

NC-v4 EQc2:Low-emitting materials
posted by  emily reese moody  on 

My client is a university that asked if they could provide the testing required for products if it's not available from the manufacturers.

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Sustainability Director, Certifications & Compliance
Jacobs
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Thu Jul 19, 2018, 9:27 pm

Spaces that are not in scope

NC-v4 EAp2:Minimum energy performance
posted by  Edgar Arevalo  on 

I am currently working on an energy model for a major renovation project under LEED BD+C.  There are two major spaces (both lunch rooms) that are not going to be served by the new HVAC sy

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Thu Jul 19, 2018, 8:32 pm

Re-upholstering sytems furniture for reuse- Panel systems.

CI-2009 IEQc4.5:Low-emitting materials - systems furniture and seating
posted by  Tracy Backus  on 

Can anyone advise on the certification required, if any, for the textiles that are being applied to used panel systems in a LEED v3 Ci Project?  Does the cut yardage of the textile have to hav

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New Warehouse - Diverse Uses Option

Warehouses-NC-v4 LTc4:Surrounding density and diverse uses
posted by  Johanna Scogin  on 

If I am working on a new warehouse, and the "warehouse" options don't work for this site ("option 1-development & adjacency" and "option 2-transportation resources"), can I go for the diverse u

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Mon Aug 6, 2018, 6:23 pm