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Assessment Influence on Design
NC-v4 SSc1: Site assessmentposted by Summer Minchew on
My question ties back to the FAQ response: "The credit requires that projects assess each feature, but it does not require that every assessment influence the project design." This credit was denie
20% of occupants vs. 20% of occupants
NC-2009 IEQc7.2:Thermal comfort - verificationposted by Cindy Quinn on
The credit language says "Agree to develop a plan for corrective action if the survey results indicate that more than 20% of occupants are dissatisfied", while the LEEDuser's viewpoi
Food grade plastic within grocery installation?
Retail-CI-v4 EQc2:Low-emitting materialsposted by Jared Silliker on
I'm working on a grocery project that includes custom installations (oddly falls under furniture, I guess) that require food-safe surfaces.
Automatic lighting control in student rooms
NC-v4 EAp2:Minimum energy performanceposted by Craig Flandermeyer on
How does ASHRAE 90.1-1010 apply to a university residence hall student room? In the past, we have not included automatic control due to potentially different activity patterns of the 2 room o
North American projects - methylene chloride and perchloroethylene?
NC-v4 EQc2:Low-emitting materialsposted by Joanna Switzer on
Seeking context if anyone has it....
Garden and Recreation space
NC-v4 SSc3:Open spaceposted by Jonelle Humphrey on
If I were designing a two-way running path, with each direction of travel to be separated by a (narrow) raised garden bed along the edge of my site, would this area count towards "garden space
Sidewalk Considered "Bike Network"?
NC-v4 LTc6:Bicycle facilitiesposted by Jenni Betancourt on
Hey LEEDusers - If a sidewalk is min. 5' wide, will GBCI consider that a one-way bicycle network? The project is in a suburb of Chicago. Thanks in advance for comments!
Compliance through furnished measurement
NC-v4 EQc9:Acoustic performanceposted by Martin Stowell on
Is it possible to achieve compliance for this credit by taking reverberation measurements once the multifamily units are occupied and furnished?
RE split between on site production and lease agreement
NC-v4 EAc5:Renewable energy productionposted by Jason Garvens on
Can a project split the source of renewable energy used on site between their own on site system and making up the rest through a purchase agreement with a community RES?
Example:
Utility Service Area
NC-v4 EAc5:Renewable energy productionposted by Johanna Scogin on
I'm confused as to the wording for solar gardens or community renewable energy systems (off-site): "The system is located with the same utility service area as the facility claiming the use." Does