Tag: LEED-NC
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The LEED Size Gap: When a Renovation Is Ineligible for LEED Certification
A few days ago I got a very interesting email from my new best friend Dan Overbey of Browning Day Mullins Deirdorf Architects. He relayed a story about a client who was building a 16,000 sf horizontally attached addition to an existing 25,000 sf build…
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The LEED Size Gap: When a Renovation Is Ineligible for LEED Certification
A few days ago I got a very interesting email from my new best friend Dan Overbey of Browning Day Mullins Deirdorf Architects. He relayed a story about a client who was building a 16,000 sf horizontally attached addition to an existing 25,000 sf build…
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Daylighting Simulation in LEED 2009: 2 Models = Unanswered Questions
Despite the fact that I almost live on the interwebs and have a penchant for butchering images in photoshop, I’m not the most technologically advanced person when it comes to Revit and the bevy of associated environmental modeling programs available. I got an email from one of my colleagues asking how to interpret the following…
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Daylighting Simulation in LEED 2009: 2 Models = Unanswered Questions
Despite the fact that I almost live on the interwebs and have a penchant for butchering images in photoshop, I’m not the most technologically advanced person when it comes to Revit and the bevy of associated environmental modeling programs available. I got an email from one of my colleagues asking how to interpret the following…
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The Cost of LEED Review: Relatively Great, Specifically Problematic
A few weeks ago I was provided with a copy of The Cost of LEED whitepaper ($49 + shipping) from BuildingGreen*, and I must say I’m impressed. The report is by no means flawless, but it’s the first one I’ve seen that provides designers with a credit-by…