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How do you restore habitat on a reclaimed land?
CS-2009 SSc5.1:Site development - protect or restore habitatposted by Dina Ammar on
Would a reclaimed land qualify as a Greenfield Site and can a project on such site earn SSc5.1 under case 1?
Open Space and LEED Project Boundary
CS-2009 SSc5.1:Site development - protect or restore habitatposted by Sara Neff on
If there are city/state/federal restrictions on development such that development in certain areas is prohibited by law, can I include those areas in the LEED project boundary?
Building Footprint- Underground Wine Caves
CS-2009 SSc5.1:Site development - protect or restore habitatposted by Kevin Gilleran on
We are working on a winery project with an above ground winery building and connected underground wine storage caves.
Sedums as Habitat
CS-2009 SSc5.1:Site development - protect or restore habitatposted by Maria Fiorelli on
I've heard recently that Sedum roofs are no longer being accepted as providing enough habitat to achieve 5.1. Is there any truth to this?
Building Footprint
CS-2009 SSc5.1:Site development - protect or restore habitatposted by Marcela Larrain on
In our Project we have an underground floor with retail program that has a larger projection that the ground floor which is also retail.
Demonstration that plants are native or adapted
CS-2009 SSc5.1:Site development - protect or restore habitatposted by David Lazaro on
Hello, We are encountering some problems as to deciding which vegetation species can be counted as adapted. In a Mediterranean country, there are many plants that grow well in our city.
Land Trusts and Land Use Restriction Agreements
CS-2009 SSc5.1:Site development - protect or restore habitatposted by Colin Twohig on
We have a project that is going for LEED Core and Sheel v2009 certification in a densely populated urban area and needs to pursue some form of contractual interaction with a land trust in order to
Greenfield Site
CS-2009 SSc5.1:Site development - protect or restore habitatposted by Maya Karkour on
Hello, Our project is a greenfield site (agricultural land) in a sub-urban area, we have a building footprint taking ~all the site, so we didn’t protect any land on site but we didn’t disturb the u
Incorporating LEED interpretation to SSc5.1
CS-2009 SSc5.1:Site development - protect or restore habitatposted by Phil Meyer on
Hi all, I have a question regarding a recent LEED interpretation citing SSc5.1.
Green Walls
CS-2009 SSc5.1:Site development - protect or restore habitatposted by Marcio Alberto Casado Pereira on
Hi all! Can I get any benefit from having green walls in my project, for the purpose of this credit? P.S: It is a Previously Developed Area.