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dedicated wind farm
NC-2009 EAc6:Green powerposted by Erin Holdenried on
I have a project with a dedicated wind farm. The wind farm is offsite, built by a 3rd party with a contract to supply 100% of the project's electricity usage for 10 years.
aerosol line saver
NC-2009 IEQc4.2:Low-emitting materials - paints and coatingsposted by Lyle Axelarris on
Has anyone considered reporting the use of aerosol "line saver"? This is the stuff sprayed over chalk lines during construction to preserve construction reference lines for layout.
Accounting for Shower Use by non-building occupants
EBOM-2009 WEp1:Minimum indoor plumbing fixture and fitting efficiencyposted by Deborah Lucking on
We have a campus project where FTEs from a number of buildings have access to showers and lockers in a separate "clubhouse" building.
Phases of construction
Schools-2009 MPR2:Must be a complete, permanent building or spaceposted by Cindy Quinn on
I have a situation where an owner is planning phased construction. It is possible, but not definite that both phases will be complete at the time of LEED certification.
Substantial Renovation - Envelope Modeling
Schools-NC-v4 EAc2:Optimize energy performanceposted by Kalyan Nishtala on
Hi, I am modeling an existing school building which is undergoing substantial renovation. As a part of the renovations, new windows are being added and the grade level is being changed.
Parking spaces
Retail-NC-v2009 SSc4:Alternative transportationposted by Megan Bove on
Would exterior on-site inventory/display parking of new cars for sale at an auto dealership count towards the total number of parking spots provided?
recessed walk off mat
EBOM-2009 IEQc3.5:Green cleaning - indoor chemical and pollutant source controlposted by Bomin Kim on
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.
Rainwater Management question
Schools-NC-v4 SSc4:Rainwater managementposted by Karen Darley on
when looking at a site to obtain information about natural conditions with an existing school being torn down and a new school being built-how would you access or would it even make sense to evalua
mirror mastics that contain carcinogenic ingredient
NC-2009 IEQc4.1:Low-emitting materials - adhesives and sealantsposted by Debra a. Lombard on
The two mirror mastics that I found both contain carcinogenic ingredients, however they both meet the VOC limit of 250 g/L.
"Preserve from development activity 40% of the greenfield area"
NC-v4 SSc2:Site development - protect or restore habitatposted by Natalie Otoole on
Our 5 acre site has no greenfield area- we are demolishing the entire site and will restore with some green space/vegetation after construction.