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5,803 results
ID#
10513
Rating System Family: Homes
Rating System Version: v4.1, v4
Inquiry: Can projects use an ERI in lieu of a HERS rating?
Ruling: Yes - the Energy Rating Index (ERI) is considered equivalent to the HERS rating. The ENERGY STAR ERI and ENERGY STAR ERI Target are recognized as equal to the HERS Index and HERS...
ID#
10514
Rating System Family: Building design + construction, Homes
Rating System Version: v4.1, v4
Inquiry: How should greywater and rainwater be accounted for in water reduction calculations?
Ruling: Projects using graywater and rainwater should use the Total Water Use credit and manually account for the greywater as a line item in the Water Reduction Calculator if used...
Ref Guide Name and Edition v4: Homes Design and Construction, v4 edition
ID#
10512
Rating System Family: Homes
Rating System Version: v4.1, v4
Inquiry: How do the nonpaper-faced backer board requirements apply to bathtubs?
Ruling: If wallboard is installed on the walls behind or above bathtubs and showers, it must be nonpaper-faced backer board or a paper-faced product or coating over wallboard that meets...
Ref Guide Name and Edition v4: Homes Design and Construction, v4 edition
ID#
100002619
Rating System Family: Building design + construction, Interior design + construction
Rating System Version: v4.1
Location: Required Documentation
Description of change: Add fourth bullet under Formaldehyde Emissions: The VOC emissions evaluation documentation for any finish or treatment applied off-site (if applicable).
Page: BDC:241 ; IDC 150
ID#
10511
Rating System Family: Building design + construction, Homes
Rating System Version: v4.1, v4
Inquiry: How should the radon requirements for nonresidential space be treated in mixed-use buildings?
Ruling: For mixed-use buildings all radon requirements are the same as full residential buildings except when determining the amount of vertical vent pipes required. When calculating...
ID#
100002616
Rating System Family: Interior design + construction
Rating System Version: v4.1
Location: Requirements > Option 1
Description of change: 1) Retitle Option 1: "Pre-Design Analysis"
2) Remove the last sentence in the first paragraph under option 1 that reads "Conduct analyses in energy- and water-related systems (1...
ID#
100002618
Rating System Family: Building operations + maintenance
Rating System Version: v4.1
Location: Reference Guide > Required Documentation
Description of change: Add a second bullet under Required Documentation that reads as follows:
"For Interiors projects only: explain best practices for environmentally preferable purchasing for...
Page: 47
ID#
100002617
Rating System Family: Interior design + construction
Rating System Version: v4.1
Location: Reference Guide > Exemplary Performance
Description of change: Revise the first two sentences of the EP section to read as follows:
"Tier 1: renewable energy generation meets or exceeds 30% of total site energy use.
Tier 2: renewable...
Page: 82
ID#
100002615
Rating System Family: Building design + construction
Rating System Version: v4.1
Location: Required Documentation
Description of change: Delete "grid resilience program or" from the last row in the Required Documentation table.
Page: 150
ID#
100002613
Rating System Family: Building design + construction, Interior design + construction
Rating System Version: v4.1
Location: Requirements
Description of change: In Option 2. Waste Performance, delete all three instances of "renovation and" from the fist and third paragraph.
Page: 212
ID#
100002614
Rating System Family: Building operations + maintenance, Interior design + construction
Rating System Version: v4.1
Location: Beta Guide > International Tips
Description of change: Under International Tips, revise the second sub-bullet to read as: "Danish indoor climate label Emission Class 1"
Page: BDC: 240, IDC: 149
ID#
10510
Rating System Family: Homes
Rating System Version: v4
Inquiry: Do projects earning ENERGY STAR Single Family New Homes or ENERGY STAR Multifamily New Construction certification automatically meet all mandatory requirements of ENERGY STAR?
Ruling: Yes, the ENERGY STAR Single Family New Homes v3 certification is considered equivalent to meeting the mandatory measures of ENERGY STAR for Homes v3.