Can the pressure drop adjustment (e.g. for fully ducted return or for particulate filtration MERV) be applied to System 1?

My question is regarding to operating hours of the building and the Building Operating Plan (BOP).

Shall the mandatory efficiency of section 6.4 (Tables 6.8.1) be verified also for a chiller that works as backup system (the chilled water is provided in normal conditions by district cooling)? Be

Does the storage of rain water contribute to achieve this prerequisite? The project will irrigate the outdoor vegetation only with rain water.

In a swimming pool removing latent heat is necessary all the year round. For the baseline model, if I model the heat recovery according to G3.1.2.10 Exhaust Air Energy Recovery (50% both sensible a

For a warehouse, can I deduct the permanently fixed high racking coverage area from the gross floor area, and focus my 75% daylight coverage on the aisles and landing spaces only? I say yes.

Hi, to perform CFD model for IEQc5-LEED Healthcare. What is the size of the model boundary in exterior CFD calculations? That is to say, What area (m2) around the hospital we have to model?. Than

Hey, We are trying to prepare all documentation to get this credit, and we are having some difficulties due to the next consideration: "Plan(s) and/or elevation(s) depicting the location of all m

USGBC is translating the LEED v4 rating systems to Chinese, Portuguese, and Spanish, and they passed us an advance copy to get your feedback!

Hello! I am constructing a building model which spaces are half offices, half laboratories. The HVAC system chosen is system 5 (packaged VAV with reheat) for all building, since it is considered a