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Previously Developed Buildings exemption

Homes-v4 LTp1:Floodplain avoidance
posted by  Joanne Sawatzky  on 

What is meant by 'previously developed buildings'? We have a project where there are existing residential buildings on a site that will be demolished for new residential buildings.

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Fri May 5, 2017, 5:25 pm

Simulating EQc7 option2

NC-v4 EQc7:Daylight
posted by  Jody Lee Potvin-Jones  on 

Hi, following the illuminance climatic modeling methodology on p732 in the LEEDv4 book, it is suggested to use a custom sky and input: Direct HORIZONTAL irradiance and diffuse horizontal irradian

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Thu Sep 18, 2014, 2:56 pm

Light Pollution Reduction

EBOM-v4 SSc4:Light pollution reduction
posted by  Patricia Andrasik  on 

How does one calculate light pollution reduction using v4 for a college campus. Specifically, does take measurements around the athletic fields on campus?

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Number of chillers in Energy Model

Data-Centers-NC-v4 EAc2:Optimize energy performance
posted by  Izumi Takayama  on 

Hi, I am currently preparing an energy model for a data center project (system 8).

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Tue Nov 10, 2015, 3:03 pm

Dynamic Glazing for IDC ?

NC-v4 INc1:Innovation
posted by  Sriranjani Ramachandran  on 

Can anyone claim points under the Innovation in Design Credit-Path 1 for using dynamic Glazing in the project?

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Wed May 17, 2017, 3:57 pm

Open Space: Fence

NC-v4 SSc3:Open space
posted by  Sophie Brauer  on 

Hello, I'm trying to assess how much of our project site qualifies as open space.

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Mon May 2, 2016, 3:49 pm

Minimum Occupancy

NC-v4 MPR1:Must be in a permanent location on existing land
posted by  Gina Dederer  on 

So is the minimum FTE of (1) no longer required, specifically for unmanned, fully-automated warehouses or storage facilities?

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Thu Apr 24, 2014, 3:18 pm

Akvifer

NC-v4 EAc5:Renewable energy production
posted by  Sara Johansson  on 

Hello, We have a project located in Sweden. Does an akvifer that stores heating and cooling count as renewable energy? The akvifer has two sides - a cold and a warm.

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Thu Nov 10, 2016, 4:51 pm

Disincentivizing Parking Reductions

NC-v4 LTc7:Reduced parking footprint
posted by  Michelle Rosenberger  on 

Even given the fact that LEED does not want to encourage automobile use, it seems excessively onerous to me to require a project to meet a 40% reduction if it earns even 1pt in Density or Transit.

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Thu Aug 31, 2017, 6:27 pm

Onsite solar PV generation - 10 years contract

EBOM-v4 EAc7:Renewable energy and carbon offsets
posted by  Ameet AA  on 

Hi, Is it compulsory to sign a 10 years contract with the solar PV supplier (the PV panels are installed on the rooftop of the project building)?

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Tue Jun 27, 2017, 1:17 am