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NC-2009 MRc5:Regional Materialsposted by Erika Duran on
Sometimes I receive a letter from a manufacturer stating that a material is harvested and manufactured within 500 miles of the project site however for proprietary reasons, they cannot disclose the
Double trouble with ceilings
Schools-2009 MRc1.2:Building Reuse—Maintain Existing Interior Nonstructural Elementsposted by Cynthia Kaplan on
Our school project is retaining nearly all of the original plaster ceilings. We are, however, removing the suspended ceilings that were installed in the 1970's, just below the plaster ceilings.
Furniture
CI-v4 EQc2:Low emitting materialsposted by severine secret on
Is all furniture required to be certified or tested? It used to be only permanently installed items, like workstations, private office furniture, task chairs.
How do we show for compliance for non-occupiable spaces?
NC-2009 IEQp1:Minimum IAQ Performanceposted by Logan Dorrell on
I'm a little confused by what we are supposed to show to document compliance for non-occupiable spaces, like restrooms, that the space matrix call out as "N (VRP) / Y (other req's). We have filled
Local code offers voluntary option for no parking
NC-2009 SSc4.4:Alternative Transportation—Parking Capacityposted by Jeff Ross-Bain, PE, LEED Fellow, WELL AP on
We are working on a 50,000 ft2 medical office building (MOB) that is near a metro rail station. Local codes do not require buildings within 1,000 ft. of a rail station to provide parking.
green spec
CI-2009 EAc1.4:Optimize Energy Performance—Equipment and Appliancesposted by Lisa Logan on
Are green spec products allowed in place of Energy Star? If you can prove they are equivalent in energy savings?
Fabricator's location
NC-2009 MRc5:Regional Materialsposted by Mahsa Nicknam on
IF the manufacturer's location is within 500 miles however fabricator's location is not, does it still have contribution to this credit OR not? In another word, when manufacturer location is withi
Alternative Path for the Optimize Energry Performance
EBOM-v4 EAp2:Minimum energy performanceposted by Meier Corporate Account on
We are a brand new dairy located in Ohio. We were constructed in 2014 and went online in 2015. In 2014 there were only 3 new dairies built.
Credit Denied
NC-2009 RPc1:Regional Priorityposted by Cynthia Estrada on
Hello All, Our project (zip 54703) just finished final design review and SSc1 was denied which was one of our RP credits as well.
Option 1 Path 2 – monitoring-based Cx – how far to go?
Schools-NC-v4 EAc1:Enhanced commissioningposted by Tom Kennedy on
My customer will build a new K-12 school building using LEED V4. We are in the planning stages and they have expressed interest in monitoring-based Cx.