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Assessment Influence on Design

NC-v4 SSc1: Site assessment
posted 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

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Wed Jan 2, 2019, 6:35 pm

20% of occupants vs. 20% of occupants

NC-2009 IEQc7.2:Thermal comfort - verification
posted 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

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Sun Mar 4, 2018, 1:03 pm

Food grade plastic within grocery installation?

Retail-CI-v4 EQc2:Low-emitting materials
posted 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.

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Tue Mar 6, 2018, 7:27 pm

Automatic lighting control in student rooms

NC-v4 EAp2:Minimum energy performance
posted 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

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Edifícios Saudáveis Consultores (503 910 767)
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Tue Feb 27, 2018, 3:24 pm
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Fri Mar 23, 2018, 3:07 pm

Garden and Recreation space

NC-v4 SSc3:Open space
posted 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

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Wed Feb 21, 2018, 12:59 am

Sidewalk Considered "Bike Network"?

NC-v4 LTc6:Bicycle facilities
posted 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!

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Fri Feb 16, 2018, 10:25 pm

Compliance through furnished measurement

NC-v4 EQc9:Acoustic performance
posted 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?

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EBI Consulting
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Thu Feb 15, 2018, 10:43 pm

RE split between on site production and lease agreement

NC-v4 EAc5:Renewable energy production
posted 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:

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7group / Energy Opportunities
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Mon Feb 12, 2018, 9:47 pm

Utility Service Area

NC-v4 EAc5:Renewable energy production
posted 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

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Mon Feb 12, 2018, 9:19 pm