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How greenfield area is calculated? Excluding wetland/Buffer area?
NC-v4 SSc2:Site development - protect or restore habitatposted by John Zhang on
I have a project, under the current condition, say there are 20% building, 50% of pavement for road and parking, and only 25% left for open space (greenfield) and 5% for wetland (excluding from gre
Practical implementation of ASHRAE mandatory lighting controls
NC-v4 EAp2:Minimum energy performanceposted by André Harms on
As we are outside of the USA, ASHRAE 90.1:2010 is a new requirement that came with v4 and our designers have no experience in interpreting and applying the mandatory requirements.
Tracking Categories
NC-v4 EQc2:Low-emitting materialsposted by Kerry Honsinger on
If we know were are only going to achieve 3 or 5 categories as compliant, is it still necessary to track all 6 categories and report in the xcel form, or do we just track the categories we think we
Phased Flush Out
Schools-NC-v4 EQc4:Indoor air quality assessmentposted by Cynthia Kaplan on
We have a phased reno/add school project that would prefer to earn IEQ 4 by way of post occupancy flush out.
Supplemental Guidance to the MPR for LEED v4
NC-v4 MPR1:Must be in a permanent location on existing landposted by SoYoung Lee on
It seems to me that the MPR guidance for LEED v4 does not sufficient to comprehend the project specific features.
municipality irrigation line
CS-v4 WEc1:Outdoor water use reductionposted by Radwa Amin on
the district that the project is located in has a municipality water line dedicated to irrigation and it is not potable water (recycled). Does that count as an alternative water sources? Thank you
Option 1 - ASE and the 10% LEED requirement
CI-v4 EQc7:Daylightposted by Alain Brierley on
I am working on a large three story office building and analyzing it to see how it would preform under Option 1 requirements.
Utility tariff - an accepted DR strategy?
Data-Centers-NC-v4 EAc4:Demand responseposted by H.K.C.B. Heendeniya on
Hi, Our electricity tariff for industries has a time based component and peak demand (kVA) component.
Exemplary Performance for Heat Island Reduction
Homes-v4 SSc1:Heat island reductionposted by Nelca Roco on
Why in the checklist, it is said that Heat Island reduction for LEED for Homes is applicable for exemplary performance. Why here in the Guide it says it is not applicable?
Campus Cooling Tower
NC-v4 WEc3:Cooling tower water useposted by Brightworks Sustainability on
My project is not installing a cooling tower, but they will utilize the shared existing campus cooling tower.