How is the 25' radius applied when the smoking area is on a rooftop? Do we assume the smoke drifts up or do I need to worry about windows below the smoking area?

I am working on a residential building, the exterior wall assembly as R-19 fill cavity between studs for an 3.5" depth (wood studs 2x4 16" OC) but in the ASHRAE table A3.4, there is no value menti

If the Distribution center is less than 1-mile driving distance of 5 lane, wide shouldered Carlyle turnpike aka Route 11 (center lane = turning lane), does that qualify as a highway for the purpo

As part of the October 2016 LEED addenda update (http://www.usgbc.org/articles/leed-addenda-update-october-2016), USGBC updated the Water User Reduction Guidance document to Version 9 (http://www.u

Servers are listed on the Energy Star website, but not receivers. Is it safe to assume they are still not Energy Star eligible?

The project is a stand-alone office building but it's connected to the existing building to the south by a 70' covered link.

For the expansion joints being used in a LEED project for schools v2009, do they have to meet the NRC requirement of 0.70? Currently our sub wants to use Seismic Colorseal, STC 52/OITC 38.

Hi All, We are looking for a company in the San Francisco Bay Area who can conduct the airflow tests in our commercial building (in the office area). We are working on a LEED O&M project.

Our project is bounded by a stream on one side, a road on another and 2 sides are on an active pedestrian mall (non motorized) with retail and restaurants meeting the height to width ratio.

I am conducting this survey in affiliation with University of Cincinnati for my Master's thesis in support of my hypothesis.