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GHG emissions Factors for LEED v4 - 2024 Update
NC-v4 EAc2:Optimize energy performanceposted by Keith Lane on
Is there a required source to obtain the GHG Emission Factors (such as Energy Star) to use for the calculations?
"Less than" VOC content instead of solid VOC value
CI-v4 EQc2:Low emitting materialsposted by Edgar Arevalo on
I don't know if anyone has faced this dilemma before, but for me I'm sick and tired of it. Certain manufacturer sites have products with a "less than or <" VOC content instead of a solid n
Sample testing required?
Pilot-Credits INpc137:Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Space for Emerging Pathogensposted by on
Hello everyone,
"cold in-place recycling" aka "asphalt milling" aka "cold regeneration"
NC-v4.1 MRc5:Construction and Demolition Waste Managementposted by Joyce Kelly on
This could support this credit and possibly others in the MR and SS categories. Has anyone pursued this within a LEED project?
Grey Infrastructure Devices
NC-v4.1 SSc4:Rainwater Managementposted by Jason Cocek on
The LEED v4.1 guidance says that conventional grey infrastructure devices and hard runoff conveyance systems can be used as a component of LID/GI systems.
Are historical sites established prior to the existence of floodplain maps still subject to floodplain compliance?
NC-v4 LTc2:Sensitive land protectionposted by Lawrence Rennell on
Concrete Flooring
NC-v4.1 EQc2:Low-Emitting Materialsposted by Joseph Snider on
Hi - wondering if anybody has determined how to deal with concrete flooring that is basically just the slab that has been sealed. We have some spots where there is tile or carpet applied over
Kitchen Equipment - threshold for 1pt credit
Schools-NC-v4.1 WEp2:Indoor Water Use Reductionposted by Jeremy Theodore on
We have a school in design achieving 40% to 45% reduction thus 4 to 5 points for Indoor Water Use Reduction per the LEED v4.1 guide. If it achieves at least 40% (antiicpated) it would then ac
Are all spaces outside the 3x head height excluded?
NC-v4.1 EQc8:Quality Viewsposted by Jeff Ross-Bain, PE, LEED Fellow, WELL AP on
I realize this is most likely quite a basic question, but in V4.1 are allowable quality view areas only for those regularly occupied spaces within the 3x head height zone and all others do not coun
Purple Roof
NC-v4 SSc5:Heat island reductionposted by Edgar Arevalo on
Has anyone encountered a project where the client or other circumstances suggested we look into purple roof solution. From the looks of it, it's a green roof solution with optimized stormwate