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Exterior walk-off mats permitted?

NC-v4 EQc1:Enhanced indoor air quality strategies
posted by  Vince Briones  on 

Hi- has anyone gotten verification on whether exterior walk off mats are permitted under v4? The reference guide and current addenda are silent on that detail.

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Senior Sustainability Manager
WSP
LEEDuser Expert
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Thu Feb 6, 2020, 1:36 pm

Green Infrastructure Stormwater Reuse

NC-v4 SSc4:Rainwater management
posted by  Patrick Murphy  on 

The definitions of green infrastructure and low impact development strategies appear to exclude capturing roof rainwater for reuse within the building for toilet flushing, irrigation, cooling tower

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Regional Stormwater Leader
Arcadis North America
LEEDuser Expert
144 thumbs up
Wed Feb 5, 2020, 9:56 am

Good Pilot Credit - Adopt Strategies Early

Pilot-Credits EQpc123:Designing with Nature, Biophilic Design for the Indoor Environment
posted by  Leina Naversen  on 

I recommend pursuing this pilot credit as an innovation point on any project.  It's great to be able to incorporate biophilic design strategies into projects.  Teams considering pursuing

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Manager
CTE - Centro de Tecnologia de Edificações
LEEDuser Basic Member
80 thumbs up
Tue Feb 4, 2020, 6:08 pm

MR Actual Cost Calculation vs. recycled and regional material cost that can be put in the numerator

NC-2009 MRc5:Regional materials
posted by  Jeff Wiedmeyer  on 

Can anyone say with certainty that projects seek LEED v2009 MR credits must include the costs for Div.

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Managing Partner
Ecoimpact Consulting
LEEDuser Expert
171 thumbs up
Sun Feb 2, 2020, 5:30 pm

Fire Station Baseline System

NC-v4 EAc2:Optimize energy performance
posted by  Jennifer Luce  on 

I understand fire station has residential spaces.  Under 90.1, it requires residential to use PTAC #1 for system type.  Due to having gas available, is it correct to model the baseline sy

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Wed Feb 5, 2020, 7:46 pm

EVSE - ISO 15118 compliance

NC-v4.1 LTc8:Electric Vehicles
posted by  Mike Cavanaugh  on 

I'm looking into substituting this credit and pursuing option 1 (2% of spaces) but have a question about the third criteria for EVSE - Vehicle to Grid (ISO 15118) compliance.  I've r

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Sustainable Design Director
Boulder Associates Architects
LEEDuser Premium Member
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Wed Jan 29, 2020, 8:36 pm
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Wed Jan 29, 2020, 5:46 pm

SSp1 - contractor's stormwater pollution prevention inspection reports needed in a hypothetical USGBC audit?

Performance Period
posted by  Jeff Wiedmeyer  on 

Has anyone had an USGBC audit experience where stormwater pollution prevention inspection reports were requested?  My project was awarded LEED Gold under v2009 in the Fall of 2019 and as

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Using Concrete as a material for reducing Heat Island

Homes-v4 SSc1:Heat island reduction
posted by  Bryan Markkanen  on 

Can Concrete be used as a material on site for reducing the heat island.  The albedo or SR index seems to be quite high, so it stands to reason it would be accepted but I haven't found a defin

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MRc3 and reused furniture

NC-2009 MRc3:Materials reuse
posted by  Jeff Wiedmeyer  on 

My client wants to know what credits might be applicable to the re-use of furniture from another one of its projects for use in the current project.  I told the client that I believe the only

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LEED Fellow, Senior Program Manager for Global Energy & Sustainability
CBRE
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Fri Jan 24, 2020, 10:39 pm