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Option 2 Optimization - from what?

NC-v4.1 MRc2:Environmental Product Declarations
posted by  Margaret Montgomery  on 

I think, perhaps foolishly, that we may have some products that can meet this requirement, but can only move forward if I can answer two key questions: 

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Interface
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Mon Jul 20, 2020, 8:59 pm

The project is the central energy plant

NC-v4.1 WEc3:Optimize Process Water Use
posted by  Stephanie Graham  on 

Our project is a LEED v4/v4.1BD+C new central cooling plant which uses geothermal for cooling on a university campus.  Besides the plant, the building has office areas for the operators o

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Fri Jul 17, 2020, 5:16 pm

Turf grass species

NC-v4 WEp1:Outdoor water use reduction
posted by  Deborah Lucking  on 

The recommendation is to "minimize turf grass".  Is there a baseline turf grass species?  What if we use drought-tolerant, or warm or cool season grasses (depending on the project locatio

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Thu Jul 16, 2020, 2:41 pm
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Tue Jul 28, 2020, 3:24 pm

Interior Irrigation?

NC-v4 WEp1:Outdoor water use reduction
posted by  Allison Wilson  on 

Our project has interior planting which will be irrigated.

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Thu Jul 16, 2020, 6:45 am

Smoke/acoustic seal around the door instead of weather seal

CS-2009 IEQp2:Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) control
posted by  Yuko Murata  on 

Residential units in the project have doors facing the corridors which in completely inside of the building as they are in a high-rise tower. 

 

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Tue Jun 29, 2021, 6:33 am

Solar Panels

CI-v4 EAc1:Enhanced commissioning
posted by  Alexis Voeltner  on 

Do solar panels that are being installed by the building owner need to be commissioned before the LEED submittal or can the commissioning be done later?

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UL Solutions
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Thu Jul 16, 2020, 3:37 am

Innovation for Grind-to-Energy?

CS-2009 IDc1:Innovation in design
posted by  Brian Salazar  on 

Hello everyone!  I am working on a CSv3 project where the building owner will be responsible for a rather sizable food service operation within the building.

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Metricorps
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Wed Jul 15, 2020, 8:49 am

Multi Attribute Optimization

NC-v4 MRc2:Building product disclosure and optimization - environmental product declarations
posted by  Vibha Pai  on 

Is there any USGBC approved program which would help projects achieve credit points pursuing the option 2 multi attribute optimization of MR BPDO-EPD? Thanks in advance!

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Tue Jul 14, 2020, 11:57 pm