Hello, My project contains interior galvanized steel which will need repairing during installation.

Even though the vehicles parked inside the garage are garbage trucks and not vehicles used by FTE employees, can I still consider those parking spaces for Option 2?

We have received our Design Final Review comments and the LEED reviewer has denied EAp2 because the proposed equipment capacities do not match the equipment schedules on the HVAC drawings.

A warehouse / distribution center facility just bought a shuttle to transport employees to / from train station (more than 2 miles away.) We understand this doesn't meet the intent of SSc4.1, but i

One of my projects is considering using LI ID #10421 (http://www.usgbc.org/content/10421) that allows v2009 projects to use ASHRAE 90.1-2010 with an adjusted point scale.

we have steel doors that will have a very nasty primer put on in the shop that has carbon black, formaldehyde, cobalt based chemical and other nasty stuff.

Under v3, only new appliances/equipment being purchased for the project counted and had to be tracked for credit compliance. Is that still the case here?

Not seeing this qualified in the Reference Guide, but hoping someone can verify this is still the same as in 2009 CI....the pre-req compliance (and elective credit points under Optimize Energy) is

We are a GC on a 2009 NC project. our Sub is installing Tectum finale panels are made from: mineral wool (rock) and aspen trees.

I noticed that three options are available for the energy performance credit: 1) whole-building energy simulation, 2) Prescriptive compliance: ASHRAE 50% Advanced Energy Design Guide, and 3) Presc