[Equest-users] CIRs in LEED

[Nick Caton]

Thanks for the links Aaron!

 

The first link clearly affirms my concerns for the present...  

 

I suppose it's positive news that precedent-setting credit
interpretations have been in the works, though it seems wonky to my eyes
that the submitting team would have to pay an extra fee to have the
ruling be precedent-setting...  That 'feature' seems to draw a line
between "regular" interpretations and "quality" interpretations that may
be referenced for future projects and be made publicly available...
shouldn't all submitted CIR responses be of a quality standard that
allows for setting precedent?  



Hoping things all turn out for the better,

 

~Nick

 

 

 

NICK CATON, E.I.T.

PROJECT ENGINEER

Smith & Boucher Engineers

25501 west valley parkway

olathe ks 66061

direct 913 344.0036

fax 913 345.0617

www.smithboucher.com 

 

From: Dahlstrom, Aaron [mailto:ADahlstrom at in-posse.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 10:30 AM
To: Nick Caton; equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: CIRs in LEED

 

Nick - 

 

About your question on CIRs in LEED:

 

I think LEED 2009 reviewers aren't bound by any previous CIRs - 
http://www.gbci.org/Certification/Resources/cirs.aspx

 

However, the rumors continue that this could be changing, with "LEED
Interpretations" - 
http://www.leeduser.com/topic/usgbc-offer-precedent-setting-leed-interpr
etations-along-cirs

 

Aaron Dahlstrom , PE, LEED(r) AP

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From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Nick
Caton
Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 2:31 PM
To: alanc at dwcei.com; equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: Re: [Equest-users] FW: Solar panels

 

Hi Alan,

 

<SNIP>

 

I have my own general LEED question for everyone: 

 

I thought a fundamental change in LEED v3 is that they no longer
consider precedent (CIR's) a justification for anything...  Any
project's LEED review team is fully permitted to completely change their
stances between projects as they deem fit to make their case-by-case
re-interpretations.  Is my world-view overly bleak, or is it advisable
to caution others to take any CIR's with a grain block of salt these
days?


~Nick

 



 

NICK CATON, E.I.T.

PROJECT ENGINEER

Smith & Boucher Engineers

25501 west valley parkway

olathe ks 66061

direct 913 344.0036

fax 913 345.0617

www.smithboucher.com 

 

From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Alan
Crittendon
Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 12:07 PM
To: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: [Equest-users] FW: Solar panels

 

I sent this yesterday but have a couple more things to add:

 

1)      how does LEED deal with solar power and does Section G2.4 ASHRAE
90.1-2007 just mean that you can't take credit for the utility buying
back the extra energy or cant model at all?  

2)     Has there been any CIRs that discuss solar PV from LEED?

 

Alan Crittendon, PE, LEED AP
DW Collier Engineering, Inc.

________________________________

From: Alan Crittendon [mailto:alanc at dwcei.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 1:28 PM
To: 'equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org'
Subject: Solar panels

 

Does ASHRAE 90.1 allow the use of solar panels when calculating the
proposed bldg?  if so how do you model them?

 

Alan Crittendon, PE, LEED AP
DW Collier Engineering, Inc.

 


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