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Analysis areas for large building
NC-v4 EQc7:Daylightposted by Jody Lee Potvin-Jones on
Hi, For EQc7: Daylight.
Garages and Service Bays
ND-Plan-v4 NPDp1:Walkable streetsposted by David West on
Does surface parking count as a garage and/or service bay?
Purchasing Calculator updated 4/8/2016
EBOM-v4 MRc1:Purchasing - ongoingposted by Trista Brown on
USGBC released a revised Purchasing Calculator with an updated weighted average formula for lamps. The link to the calculator in the Resources tab will take you to the updated version.
No Cooling Tower - Alternative Compliance Path
NC-v4 WEc3:Cooling tower water useposted by Kristina Pobre on
My project does not have a cooling tower.
Low Emitting Materials -Pushing the Industry forward to meet v.4
CI-v4 INc1:Innovationposted by Kerry Honsinger on
We are working on a LEED v.4 project. Regarding EQ Credit, Low Emitting Materials....
EN 13779–2007
NC-v4 EQp1:Minimum indoor air quality performanceposted by Francesco Passerini on
We are deciding between the use of EN 15251 and the use of ASHRAE 62.1. Do you have experience in applying EN 13779–2007?
Garage exhaust fan criteria
Homes-v4 EQc6:Enhanced garage pollutant protectionposted by Phil Vanderloo on
I have a living area over a garage and, per LEED protocol, I need an exhaust fan in the garage that will allow 3 air changes per hour. Calculations call for min 345 cfm in my case.
Uplight - Option 2 Calculation method
NC-v4 SSc6:Light pollution reductionposted by Yvonne Fan on
Would appreciate very much if anyone can clarify that the maximum allowed percentage of total lumens emitted above horizontal (by lighting zone) is applied to each luminaire or the sum of all lumen
Toilet Partitions
CI-v4 MRc2:Interiors life-cycle impact reductionposted by Kerry Honsinger on
How would Toilet Partitions be accounted for? We are leaving a bathroom as is. Do we treat tlt partitions like cabinetry and count surface area? Or would they be considered 'furniture'?
EPD of imported Products and Materials
NC-v4 MRc2:Building product disclosure and optimization - environmental product declarationsposted by María Fernanda Aguirre on
Here in Chile, currently we do not have many products with EPD or running LCA (we are on our way and moving fast to do so), thus, many of the products having EPD (specific and generic) are imported