For the Pilot Credit Bird Collision Deterrence one requirement is to "Develop a three-year post-construction monitoring plan to routinely monitor the effectiveness of the building and site design in preventing bird collisions."  "Monitor" implies keeping records of bird strikes so are there conservation organizations that collect this sort of information.

The edge of my 1/4 mile radius cuts half way through a couple buildings...would I include half the area in my density calculations, whole, or not include the building at all? 

If the edge of my 1/4 mile radius cuts halfway through a building, should I only be counting half the area of the building in my calculations or can I include the whole building? Or should I be excluding the building entirely? 

Hi,

When I calculate the daily trips of bus lines, do I need to add the numbers of trips, for example east + west ? considering that each direction is at a different bus stop.

Example :

         direction east      direction west

Line 1         5                        8

Line 2        10                      15

Line 3        33                      40

Total          48                      63

Which total do I take ?

48 ? or 48 + 63 ?

thank you !

Hi, first time user here.

1) Product in question is expanded polysterene. Final Fabrication location is 15 kilometers from project site. Styrene production is 170 km away. 10% of the materials is preconsumer sourced. I do not have raw material source distance.  Can I consider the pre consumer 10% as a raw material and consider that 10% as Regionnaly sourced?

2) The styrene location 170km from project site should not be considered in mrc5 as it is not a primary raw material source. Is this correct?

Many thanks

Do you know where information can be found to determine the daimeter of trees after 10 years of planting? Our landscaping architect have only the information in maturity. The width will depend on several factors, as well as climate. My project is in Montreal. 

If I have SFI products that make up 100% of my wood products, 25+% of my total materials, and have I completed the survey, have I met the pilot credit? As I understand it, SFI is recognized as 'legal' and 'responsible'. The requirements for the pilot credit state: 

Pilot Alternative Compliance Path – Legal Wood

• Wood products from Certified Sources as defined by ASTM D7612-10 are valued at 100% of their cost for purposes of credit achievement calculation if the following two conditions are also met:

  and

  • 100% of all wood is verified to be from Legal (non-controversial) Sources as defined by ASTM D7612-10. These components include at a minimum, structural framing and general dimensional framing, flooring, sub-flooring, wood doors and finishes.
  • 70% (based on cost) of all wood used on the project is from Responsible Sources as defined by ASTM D7612-10. These components include at a minimum, structural framing and general dimensional framing, flooring, sub-flooring, wood doors and finishes.

There is no mention of CoC in the pilot credit requirements. 

The project team used FSC products but did not stipulate CoC documentation in the contractor agreements. The products also happen to be SFI certified and in my interpretation of the pilot credit requirements, this should satisfy the credit. 

I would like confirmation that I am interpreting the lanuage correctly. 

Thank you. 

Hi all, does anyone have any reference to USGBC guidance or experience in modeling CHP when it is electricity lead not thermal lead? 

I was under the impression that for LEED you should treat it as being thermally led (E.g you can't offset electricity in your builidng if you are not also using the waste heat (you are duming the waste heat and using it as a generator).   However i cannot find a source for this and therefoe i am leaning towards modeling it as will operate in reality (which also includes exporting to the grid but this appears to be addressed here as process electricity where you account for the fuel input as a process in both proposed and baseline)

Methodology for Modeling Combined Heat & Power for EAp2/c1 in LEED 2009 - https://www.usgbc.org/sites/default/files/Methodology%20for%20Modeling%20Combined%20Heat%20&%20Power%20for%20EAp2c1%20in%20LEED%202009.pdf

Thanks

Victoria

We have a concrete supplier who has participated in general industry-wide EPD and has a Sustainability Report (GRI). My understanding is this can contribute to MRc2 Op1-as one product, MRc2 Op2- can contribute by cost, MRc3 Op1-as one product, MRc3 Op2- can contribute by cost.

-Is this interpretation of concrete contribution to MR credits correct?

-Would concrete count as structural material (and have a cap of 30% contribution)

Thanks

Hello

My current project buidling is using a offsite parking structure that is used for mulitple buildings surrounding it. The structure was built before the current local paking space code and is over the limit but the city grandfathered it in. Does this, already being over the local code limit, exclude it from the credit? Can we partition off of a section of the parking structure with signage to reduce the parking spaces down from around 500 to meet code and the credit requirments?

Thank you

Chad Thurlow