You may notice a trend in posts right now, as I’m on a bit of a VOC kick at the moment. (See indoor environmental quality (EQc4) posts on primers, phenol formaldehyde, and the interior/exterior issue.) The VOC requirements are quite vague, as good standard definitions of each category are hard for many products. [...]
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I don’t know if most of you get this, but I’ve been impressed with the recent group of emails from the USGBC titled “USGBC Update”. The most recent email (pictured below) actually provided some practical info regarding changes to LEED including the fact that LEED-EB 2.0 registrations end Thursday and a clarification that residential [...]
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Exterior Paints
Exterior paints and finishes are NOT covered in the requirements of EQc4, Low-Emitting Materials. That is to say, you could technically coat the building in a toxic 5000 g/l stew if you were so inclined. This is a small issue that many of you may already know about, but I remember back in [...]
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RealLifeLEED is (sadly) back from his glorious vacation, but is happy to continue bringing the best in obscure LEED resources to you hardcore in-the-trenches AP’s. Today I’m letting you know about an interesting article written by PhD and ASHRAE Fellow Stephen Kavanaugh about the strengths and loopholes associated with energy modeling, specifically related to ASHRAE [...]
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So… Real Life LEED is about to take a vacation, both online and in real life! I’m headed down to the Bahamas for Regatta Time in Abaco and yes I know you’re jealous… You voyeurs can track where I’m at courtesy of IBoatTrack.
Me and the crew… word
I’ll be back sometime around mid-July, assuming good [...]
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