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Occupancy from areas not in LEED scope
CS-2009 PIf3:Occupant and Usage Dataposted by David Lazaro on
Hello, We are certifying a building which has undergone a major renovation above grade.
How to apply base ratios for non-specified usage type?
CI-v4 LTc5:Reduced parking footprintposted by Jonathan Weiss on
For a laboratory / office building, how do you apply the baseline? It appears that you pro-rate the usage by area of each space type, but laboratories are not a listed usage type.
Account for local and utility central energy plants
NC-v4 EAp2:Minimum energy performanceposted by S. Sachs on
We are building an addition to an existing building that has a central plant that is outside of our LEED boundary. However, we also have a contract to improve the performance of the central plant.
Quality Assurance
CS-2009 EAc5.1:Measurement and verification - base buildingposted by Ciaran McCabe on
Can anyone help with the following LEED reviewer comment that we received.
Conditions for site fence
NC-2009 SSp1:Construction activity pollution preventionposted by Julian Bork on
Hello everybody I have a question about the construction fence as a part of the ESC plan: is there a minimum height for closing or covering the fence with tarpaulins to avoid wind erosion? Many th
"Categorized as an Office Space"
CS-2009 EAc1:Optimize energy performanceposted by Aaron Frantz on
We are proposing a new mixed use multi-story to be submitted under NC, v2009. The first floor will be cold dark shell space for future retail/restaurant tenants.
IAQ calculator v03
NC-v4 EQp1:Minimum indoor air quality performanceposted by Izabela Kwiecinska on
The new calculator (v2009v4_Minimum IAQ Performance Calculator_v03) from the Resources tab, does not count the ‘Zone Outdoor Airflow’ (column N) and it shows 0,00 no matter what system and values w
Documentation
NC-2009 IEQp1:Minimum indoor air quality performanceposted by Saif Abdulameer on
Hello everyone, I am working on the documentation of a Multi zone project for the cooling conditions in this case should the "Zone Primary Air flow Vpz" be equal to the "Zone Discharge Airflow Vd
Commissioning of PV system by different commissioning agent
NC-2009 EAc2:On-site renewable energyposted by Deborah Lucking on
We have had this question come up a few times - the owner and the PV system supplier believe that it can be commissioned by a different commissioning agent.
RE: Would we exclude interior walls that were never permitted?
NC-2009 MRc1.2:Building reuse - maintain interior nonstructural elementsposted by Diane Hale CHMM, CDGP, CEM, CESCO on
We have an existing older building that had interior walls and sectioned rooms put in that were never permitted and were not code compliant.