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district energy - does the plant need to follow same ASHRAE standard?

NC-v4 EAp2:Minimum energy performance
posted by  Craig Flandermeyer  on 

Project is utilizing energy from a central plant, the team is attempting to decide between using the purchased energy approach vs.

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Tue Jan 14, 2020, 9:27 pm

Exterior slab with radiant heating

Healthcare-v4 EAp2:Minimum energy performance
posted by  Priscillia Champagne  on 

I am working on a project in Quebec (where there is a lot of snow) and the client has requested a radiant heating system for an exterior concrete slab that links a ramp to an ambulance garage

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Tue Jan 14, 2020, 9:37 pm

Delegated Design of Irrigation with Split Review

NC-v4 WEp1:Outdoor water use reduction
posted by  Leanne Conrad  on 

We have delegated design of the irrigation system to the contractor but are pursuing the split review process.

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Tue Jan 14, 2020, 9:08 pm

Interpretation of the Net usable program area for area calculations

Healthcare-v4 SSc7:Places of respite
posted by  Priscillia Champagne  on 

"Net usable program area" is defined as follow : the sum of all interior areas in the project available to house the project's program.

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Thu Mar 5, 2020, 10:41 pm

Non-Inpatient Floors - Total Floor Plate Area

Healthcare-v2009 IEQc8.2:Daylight and views - views
posted by  Irene Chung  on 

Hi,

Does anyone know if the total floor plate area for the Non-Inpatient Floors views calculations include the inpatient unit area?

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100% Greenfield Site

NC-v4 SSc2:Site development - protect or restore habitat
posted by  Sofia Barahona  on 

If we are designing a project on a 100% greenfield land, therefore no previously developed area is present.

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Wed Sep 2, 2020, 11:01 pm
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Tue Sep 8, 2020, 7:23 pm

In an open office space, how to distinguish whether the type of workstation meets the definition of permanent indoor obstruction

NC-v4 EQc8:Quality views
posted by  Jingchao Qian  on 

There are questions about the quality view of open-plan office spaces. Vision types 1 and 3 require no permanent indoor obstructions. Refer to example 3 in the reference.

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MDE's simple equation for estimating surface area

CS-v4 SSc4:Rainwater management
posted by  Erkki Seinre  on 

I came across a video about treatment area calculation on USGBC website: 

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