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Baseline Ventilation
CS-2009 EAp2:Minimum energy performanceposted by Toni Herena Montull on
Dear all, our previous version of the baseline model in a C&S building had the same ventilation rates than the proposed.
Interconnecting Staircase
Pilot-Credits EQpc78:Design for active occupantsposted by Michelle DiPenti on
I have a question about optional requirement #3, "Provide accessibility to at least one open or interconnecting staircase to at least 50% of the tenant/occupant floors for convenient pedestrian ver
Expansion joints-LEED for schools v2009
Schools-2009 IEQc9:Enhanced acoustical performanceposted by Stephanie Santiago on
For the expansion joints being used in a LEED project for schools v2009, do they have to meet the NRC requirement of 0.70? Currently our sub wants to use Seismic Colorseal, STC 52/OITC 38.
Design System Primary supply Airflow (Vpsd)
NC-2009 IEQp1:Minimum indoor air quality performanceposted by Charalampos Giannikopoulos on
For a VAV (multiple-zone) system should the Design System Primary supply Airflow (Vpsd) sum up the total supply (and not the outdoor) air of each zone?
25ft of entrace located near corner of building
EBOM-2009 IEQp2:Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) controlposted by Mary Grace Wong on
Does the 25ft referring to a straight line measurement? Or, it's following the building footprint?
Modeling OA with Demand control ventilation
CS-2009 EAp2:Minimum energy performanceposted by Indochine Engineering VN on
Hi, I have demand control ventilation for every AHU.
Non-default shower use
CI-2009 WEp1:Water use reductionposted by Susannah Goddard on
The USGBC raised the following query in our project design stage review: "It is not clear that the shower usage reported accurately reflects the usage patterns of the project.
Paking covering
NC-2009 SSc7.1:Heat island effect - nonroofposted by Julie Chagas on
Hi! My project will have a lot of parking spaces that cant be shaded by trees or with open grid pavement.
FTE Consistency Pertaining to IEQp1
NC-2009 IEQp1:Minimum indoor air quality performanceposted by Spencer Eldredge on
The need to keep FTEs consistent through all credits is stressed though in the case of IEQp1 where for Mechanical Ventilation, table IEQp1-3, for code compliance based on square footage, the Pz (zo
Combined Density
NC-v4 LTc4:Surrounding density and diverse usesposted by Charalampos Giannikopoulos on
If a project follows Option 1 - combined density, would the project be still eligible even if there are no residential units within the 1/4 radius?