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Vegetation around airfield

NC-v4.1 SSc3: Open space
posted by Deborah Lucking on May 31, 2024, 3:43 pm

Is it correct, or did I imagine reading somewhere that this Credit (or the Preserve Habitat Credit) allows for maintaining planting - typically grasses- at a lower height, around airfields?

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Last reply: Deborah Lucking, Jun 3, 2024, 10:34 am

Glare-control: buildings with skylight

CS-v4.1 EQc4: Daylight
posted by Daniela Corcuera on Dec 18, 2023, 9:17 am

Hello!

I am analysing a warehouse building where the daylight is through skylight in a high ceiling.

The reference guide states "manual glare-control devices, such as blinds, are...

Last reply: Umesh Atre, Jun 3, 2024, 10:28 am

Possibility of LEED Certification being changed from New Construction to Core & Shell in the Construction Phase

LEED Rating System Selection
posted by Alokmay Behera on May 31, 2024, 8:48 am

Greetings.

I am working on a project with 8 mid-rise buildings, each of them targetting LEED Platinum under New Construction (NC)- Version 4.  However, during construction, one of the...

Last reply: Umesh Atre, Jun 3, 2024, 10:19 am

MR Prerequisite- Assess Embodied Carbon

LEED v5 BD+C/ID+C: Materials and Resources Public Comments
posted by Rockford Boyer on May 24, 2024, 11:29 am

"Board and Foam Insultation" needs to be more clearly defined (i.e. Mineral Wool, Mineral Fiber, XPS, EPS, Spray Foam).  Does the "Board" definition identify ALL insulation boards or just foam...

LEED v5- feedback

LEED v5 BD+C/ID+C: Materials and Resources Public Comments
posted by Veronika Elfmarkova on May 24, 2024, 4:31 am

Inclusion of cement in the prerequisite does not make sense, as its emissions are already accounted for in the concrete.

Concrete Sustainability Council (CSC) responsible sourcing...

LEED v5- Feedback

LEED v5 BD+C/ID+C: Materials and Resources Public Comments
posted by Veronika Elfmarkova on May 24, 2024, 4:28 am

Dear all, 

I have attended the webinar and please see comment below: 

Comment: Structural...

Strategy 10: Additional Source Control and Monitoring

NC-v4.1 EQc1: Enhanced indoor air quality strategies
posted by Adrienne Franz on May 30, 2024, 5:34 pm

We got our LEED comments back and one of our comments was "The narrative on the LEED form outlines that source contaminants may enter the building because they are stored elsewhere on site. It...

Last reply: Andrey Kuznetsov, May 31, 2024, 1:15 am

Mechanical Loads

NC-v4.1 EAc3: Advanced Energy Metering
posted by clinton cantrell on May 30, 2024, 1:03 pm

We are having a debate on the criteria. I understand  requirement to meter any load that is 10% or more of the anual load but is metering the mechanical system as a whole capable of recieving the...

Last reply: Marcus Sheffer, May 30, 2024, 5:01 pm

Pilot Credit EApc106 ISO 50002 Energy Audit

EBOM-v4 INc1: Innovation
posted by David Alemany on May 30, 2024, 11:06 am

If this pilot credit was part of a pre-requisite or credit perhaps the advantages and disadvantages could be explained of using ISO 50002 or ASHRAE Procedures to carry out energy audits for the...

Pilot Credit – Local Food Production

EBOM-v4 INc1: Innovation
posted by Amanda Tullos on May 30, 2024, 1:32 pm

We are trying to pursue Pilot Credit – Local Food Production, but we are not sure how the Site-specific...