In the credit language above, and corresponding LEED User calculator resource states manufacturing and distribution should be within 500 miles of the project, but my LEED EBOM v4 book from LEED say

How is the 25' radius applied when the smoking area is on a rooftop? Do we assume the smoke drifts up or do I need to worry about windows below the smoking area?

I am working on a residential building, the exterior wall assembly as R-19 fill cavity between studs for an 3.5" depth (wood studs 2x4 16" OC) but in the ASHRAE table A3.4, there is no value menti

If the Distribution center is less than 1-mile driving distance of 5 lane, wide shouldered Carlyle turnpike aka Route 11 (center lane = turning lane), does that qualify as a highway for the purpo

As part of the October 2016 LEED addenda update (http://www.usgbc.org/articles/leed-addenda-update-october-2016), USGBC updated the Water User Reduction Guidance document to Version 9 (http://www.u

Servers are listed on the Energy Star website, but not receivers. Is it safe to assume they are still not Energy Star eligible?

Hello, we have been trying to get an answer from the USGBC for two days short of a full month now.

I feel like I should know this, but can someone confirm for me whether or not the building footprint is included in the Total Site Area?

We are specifying a recessed walk off mat for the building in the vestibule (8' long). I remember that if the walk off mat is 10', a point is granted.

IF the manufacturer's location is within 500 miles however fabricator's location is not, does it still have contribution to this credit OR not? In another word, when manufacturer location is withi