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Requirements HOMES Option 1. Walk-off Mats (0.5 point) At each primary entryway from the outdoors, design and install a permanent walk-off mat that is at…
Read insight — LEED Certification for Homes – EQ CREDIT: CONTAMINANT CONTROLRequirements HOMES, MIDRISE Case 1. Forced-Air Systems Option 1. Multiple Zones (1 point) Install a system with at least two space-conditioning zones with independent thermostatic…
Read insight — LEED Certification for Homes – EQ CREDIT: BALANCING OF HEATING AND COOLING DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMSRequirements HOMES, MIDRISE Perform a compartmentalization blower door test according to RESNET or the ENERGY STAR testing and verification protocols for multifamily midrise buildings, with…
Read insight — LEED Certification for Homes – EQ CREDIT: ENHANCED COMPARTMENTALIZATIONRequirements 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 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