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Baseline's chiller performance curve

CS-2009 EAp2:Minimum energy performance
posted by  Michela Tedeschi  on 

Goodmorning, i haven't understood how to consider the performance of the baseline's chiller: is it enough to consider a costant COP/IPLV ( tab. 6.8.1) or do i need a performance curve?

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Head of Sustainability
Manens S.p.A.
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Wed Jan 18, 2012, 1:57 pm

Partial spaces -- round up or round down

CS-2009 SSc4.3:Alternative transportation - low-emitting and fuel-efficient vehicles
posted by  Landry Watson  on 

I have a calculation for preferred spaces that falls less than .5 of a space (7.35spaces = 5% of 147).

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Assistant Vice President - Sustainability
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
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Wed Jan 18, 2012, 6:11 am

Material reused

NC-2009 MRc3:Materials reuse
posted by  Maria Sarrido  on 

We are trying to re-use existing regular gravel from the site for the concrete mix of the new building. Will that qualify for materials reused credit?

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CBRE
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102 thumbs up
Tue Jan 17, 2012, 8:47 pm

Ambigious application

CI-2009 RPc1:Regional priority
posted by  Steve Khouw  on 

Whereby there are multiple options, there is ambiguity in RPC.

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DNA GreenDesign
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Sun Jan 15, 2012, 1:42 pm

Specific Language

EBOM-2009 IEQp2:Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) control
posted by  SIG - Sustainability Main Account  on 

Our signage currently reads: "The Fulton County Clean Indoor Air Ordinance Prohibits Smoking In this Building" Just received this comment from the GBCI, "However, although the signage communicatin

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Fri Jan 13, 2012, 5:27 pm

Duration in lavatory faucets – 15 or 30 seconds?

CS-2009 WEp1:Water use reduction
posted by  Maria Porter  on 

On LEED Online and in the Reference Guide one use of a lavatory faucet is 15 seconds.

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Design/LEED Specialist
The Neenan Company
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133 thumbs up
Fri Jan 13, 2012, 9:19 am

Commissioning Authority (CxA) Regional experience?

NC-2009 EAp1:Fundamental commissioning of building energy systems
posted by  Ameet AA  on 

LEED user guide states that the CxA must have Documented commissioning authority experience in at least 2 building projects. 1) 2 Building project could be from any region?

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Thu Jan 12, 2012, 2:12 pm

Air Extraction System

CS-2009 IEQp1:Minimum indoor air quality performance
posted by  Luis Miguel Diazgranados  on 

We are working on a natural ventilated CS office building. The entire building is going to be natural ventilated with no AC.

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Mechanical Engineer
Integral Group
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Wed Jan 11, 2012, 4:43 pm

Calculating when only a certain % of male RR's have urinals.

NC-2009 WEp1:Water use reduction
posted by  Rand Ekman  on 

While the Water Use Reduction Additional Guidance document, (updated August 16, 2010), clearly address’ how to calculate total daily uses both with and without urinals.

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Sustainability Specialist
Wight and Company
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Tue Jan 10, 2012, 9:43 pm

WeP1 for LEED CI

NC-2009 WEp1:Water use reduction
posted by  Linda Delair  on 

I have a cut sheet on a faucet the building owners want to use in the public lavatories in their 3,5000 sq. ft.dental building. They and their staff are the only tenants.

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Mechanical Engineer
Mazzetti Nash Lipsey Burch
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Tue Jan 10, 2012, 9:36 pm