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Requirements HOMES, MIDRISE Option 1. No Fireplace or Woodstove (2 points) Do not install any fireplaces or woodstoves. OR Option 2. Enhanced Combustion Venting Measures…
Read insight — LEED Certification for Homes – EQ CREDIT: COMBUSTION VENTINGRequirements HOMES, MIDRISE Case 1. Single Family Meet all of the following requirements for local exhaust and outdoor air ventilation including the requirements of ASHRAE…
Read insight — LEED Certification for Homes – EQ PREREQUISITE: VENTILATIONRequirements HOMES, MIDRISE Do not install any unvented combustion appliances (ovens and ranges excluded). Install a carbon monoxide (CO) monitor on each floor, hard-wired with…
Read insight — LEED Certification for Homes – EQ PREREQUISITE: COMBUSTION VENTINGRequirements HOMES, MIDRISE Place all air-handling equipment and ductwork outside the fire-rated envelope of the garage. Tightly seal shared surfaces between the garage and conditioned…
Read insight — LEED Certification for Homes – EQ PREREQUISITE : GARAGE POLLUTANT PROTECTIONRequirements HOMES, MIDRISE Case 1. New Construction If the building is in EPA radon zone 1 (or local equivalent for projects outside the United States),…
Read insight — LEED Certification for Homes – EQ PREREQUISITE : RADON-RESISTANT CONSTRUCTIONRequirements HOMES, MIDRISE Install air filters with a minimum efficiency reporting value (MERV) of 8 or higher on all recirculating space conditioning systems, per ASHRAE…
Read insight — LEED Certification for Homes – EQ PREREQUISITE: AIR FILTERINGRequirements HOMES, MIDRISE All wood in the building must be nontropical, reused or reclaimed, or certified by the Forest Sustainability Council, or USGBC-approved equivalent. For…
Read insight — LEED Certification for Homes – MR PREREQUISITE: CERTIFIED TROPICAL WOODRequirements HOMES, MIDRISE Meet the requirements of the ENERGY STAR for Homes, version 3, water management system builder checklist (with the exceptions for existing homes…
Read insight — LEED Certification for Homes – MR PREREQUISITE: DURABILITY MANAGEMENTRequirements HOMES, MIDRISE Have the verification team inspect and verify each measure listed in the ENERGY STAR for Homes, version 3, water management system builder…
Read insight — LEED Certification for Homes – MR CREDIT: DURABILITY MANAGEMENT VERIFICATIONRequirements HOMES, MIDRISE Use building component materials that meet one or more of the criteria below. A material must make up 90% of the component…
Read insight — LEED Certification for Homes – MR CREDIT: ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PRODUCTS