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I saw this article a few days ago and it's great! There's also a related blog post on Architect online [url=http://www.architectmagazine.com/post.asp?BlogId=cramersblog&postid=175236&sectionI ...

The requirement is what's important. You should work to prevent land-clearing debris from going to a landfill, but it would skew the calculation on many projects so it's not included in the calculati ...

You can view the latest drafts that are being voted on here:

[url=http://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=4949]LEED-NC

[url=http://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=4950]LEED-CS

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We ended up writing the guidelines for both tenants and the design team... It was accepted as such with no comments from the review team, though that doesn't necessarily mean we NEEDED to go into tha ...

[url=http://www.buildinggreen.com/auth/article.cfm/2008/1/1/Behind-the-Logos-Understanding-Green-Product-Certifications/?]This article from Environmental Building News is the best description of the v ...

Interior partitions shouldn't have any need for insulation, as there's no need to insulate one conditioned space from the other. I'm not sure what requirements there are for slab on grade flooring, s ...

If you're talking about the green power credit (as opposed to the on-site renewable energy points) for LEED, I would think you would still be able to use a green-e provider and purchase a renewable en ...

LEED-CI can be used for small spaces within larger buildings. In fact, that situation is why LEED CI was created. Good Luck!

Joel

Somehow I think that will be considered a greenfield site, but can't be sure. It must be fun being an architect in Dubai right now...

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Try these guys...

...lesson learned, [url=http://reallifeleed.blogspot.com/2008/03/rounding-up-or-down.html]always round up

A year after I first posted this question I have some experience dealing with the issue, and wrote a post on the subject:

http://reallifeleed.blogspot.com/2008/03/certifying-multiple-leed-building ...

Great! Thanks for the support!

...except for the fact that you're exluding potable water use, material selection, transportation impacts, healthy paints and finishes, stormwater mitigation, heat island effect, indoor air quality, c ...

Real Life LEED has done you the favor of summarizing far too much information about the new LEED 2009 draft into a tidy blog post:

http://reallifeleed.blogspot.com/2008/05/regionalization-public-co ...

Author	Message
Topic: Promise vs. Performance: A Deeper Shade of Green
joelmckellar Replies: 1 Views: 2323	Forum: Green Building & Climate Forum Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 1:33 pm Subject: Promise vs. Performance: A Deeper Shade of Green
joelmckellar Replies: 1 Views: 2323	I saw this article a few days ago and it's great! There's also a related blog post on Architect online [url=http://www.architectmagazine.com/post.asp?BlogId=cramersblog&postid=175236&sectionI ...
Topic: LEED MR Credit 2 - diversion of land-clearing debris
joelmckellar Replies: 1 Views: 2843	Forum: LEED and Green Certification Forum Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 1:22 pm Subject: LEED MR Credit 2 - diversion of land-clearing debris
joelmckellar Replies: 1 Views: 2843	The requirement is what's important. You should work to prevent land-clearing debris from going to a landfill, but it would skew the calculation on many projects so it's not included in the calculati ...
Topic: LEED Certification
joelmckellar Replies: 4 Views: 4677	Forum: LEED and Green Certification Forum Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 1:17 pm Subject: LEED Certification
joelmckellar Replies: 4 Views: 4677	You can view the latest drafts that are being voted on here: [url=http://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=4949]LEED-NC [url=http://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=4950]LEED-CS [u ...
Topic: LEED CS - Tenant Design and Construction Guidelines
joelmckellar Replies: 3 Views: 7715	Forum: LEED and Green Certification Forum Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 1:12 pm Subject: LEED CS - Tenant Design and Construction Guidelines
joelmckellar Replies: 3 Views: 7715	We ended up writing the guidelines for both tenants and the design team... It was accepted as such with no comments from the review team, though that doesn't necessarily mean we NEEDED to go into tha ...
Topic: help: green building material certification systems
joelmckellar Replies: 7 Views: 6230	Forum: Green Building & Climate Forum Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 11:07 am Subject: help: green building material certification systems
joelmckellar Replies: 7 Views: 6230	[url=http://www.buildinggreen.com/auth/article.cfm/2008/1/1/Behind-the-Logos-Understanding-Green-Product-Certifications/?]This article from Environmental Building News is the best description of the v ...
Topic: LEED NCv2.2 EAc1 baseline building
joelmckellar Replies: 1 Views: 3471	Forum: LEED and Green Certification Forum Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 11:02 am Subject: LEED NCv2.2 EAc1 baseline building
joelmckellar Replies: 1 Views: 3471	Interior partitions shouldn't have any need for insulation, as there's no need to insulate one conditioned space from the other. I'm not sure what requirements there are for slab on grade flooring, s ...
Topic: a question on green power
joelmckellar Replies: 2 Views: 3570	Forum: LEED and Green Certification Forum Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 11:00 am Subject: a question on green power
joelmckellar Replies: 2 Views: 3570	If you're talking about the green power credit (as opposed to the on-site renewable energy points) for LEED, I would think you would still be able to use a green-e provider and purchase a renewable en ...
Topic: Help: about LEED-CI
joelmckellar Replies: 2 Views: 3516	Forum: LEED and Green Certification Forum Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 10:58 am Subject: Help: about LEED-CI
joelmckellar Replies: 2 Views: 3516	LEED-CI can be used for small spaces within larger buildings. In fact, that situation is why LEED CI was created. Good Luck! Joel
Topic: Reclaimed sites
joelmckellar Replies: 3 Views: 5055	Forum: LEED and Green Certification Forum Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 5:11 pm Subject: Reclaimed sites
joelmckellar Replies: 3 Views: 5055	Somehow I think that will be considered a greenfield site, but can't be sure. It must be fun being an architect in Dubai right now...
Topic: Low-emitting material wheatboard
joelmckellar Replies: 1 Views: 3156	Forum: LEED and Green Certification Forum Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 5:03 pm Subject: Low-emitting material wheatboard
joelmckellar Replies: 1 Views: 3156	http://www.citilogs.com/ Try these guys...
Topic: Round Up or Round down?
joelmckellar Replies: 2 Views: 7754	Forum: LEED and Green Certification Forum Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:22 pm Subject: Round Up or Round down?
joelmckellar Replies: 2 Views: 7754	...lesson learned, [url=http://reallifeleed.blogspot.com/2008/03/rounding-up-or-down.html]always round up
Topic: LEED NC Application Guide for Multiple Projects
joelmckellar Replies: 3 Views: 8449	Forum: LEED and Green Certification Forum Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:13 pm Subject: LEED NC Application Guide for Multiple Projects
joelmckellar Replies: 3 Views: 8449	A year after I first posted this question I have some experience dealing with the issue, and wrote a post on the subject: http://reallifeleed.blogspot.com/2008/03/certifying-multiple-leed-building ...
Topic: New Version LEED Rating System
joelmckellar Replies: 6 Views: 6593	Forum: LEED and Green Certification Forum Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 1:40 pm Subject: New Version LEED Rating System
joelmckellar Replies: 6 Views: 6593	Great! Thanks for the support!
Topic: New Version LEED Rating System
joelmckellar Replies: 6 Views: 6593	Forum: LEED and Green Certification Forum Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 5:38 pm Subject: New Version LEED Rating System
joelmckellar Replies: 6 Views: 6593	...except for the fact that you're exluding potable water use, material selection, transportation impacts, healthy paints and finishes, stormwater mitigation, heat island effect, indoor air quality, c ...
Topic: New Version LEED Rating System
joelmckellar Replies: 6 Views: 6593	Forum: LEED and Green Certification Forum Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 2:25 pm Subject: You read it here first
joelmckellar Replies: 6 Views: 6593	Real Life LEED has done you the favor of summarizing far too much information about the new LEED 2009 draft into a tidy blog post: http://reallifeleed.blogspot.com/2008/05/regionalization-public-co ...