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Required Vegetated Area
NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site development - protect or restore habitatposted by CT G on
Hello, We have a project with the following site constraints: The LEED Project Boundary includes 2 new buildings: an office tower, and a small bank building.
Planting in conservancy areas
NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site development - protect or restore habitatposted by Roberto Meza on
Hi everyone, We have a project in a greenfield, it's conservancy areas consist of vegetation that is mostly dry grass.
Indoor plants planted in the ground
NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site development - protect or restore habitatposted by Albert Sagrera on
Good afternoon, We are analyzing a building that in addition to having an outside green area and a green roof, will also have plants planted in the ground inside the building, without flowerpots.
SSc5.1 Disturbance Parameter Clarifications
NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site development - protect or restore habitatposted by Hal Marvin on
I assume that stormwater drainage pipes and appurtenances count as utilities and will be allowed the 10 or 15 foot disturbance buffer depending on diameter?
what is the exact definition of footprint
NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site development - protect or restore habitatposted by ebru unver on
hi everyone, we re working on a project in Turkey İstanbul in which we will be applying for this credit. But we re having a hard time on deciding what the building footprint is.
Withered grass
NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site development - protect or restore habitatposted by Gustavo De las Heras Izquierdo on
Our client has planted a mixture of grass species in a vegetated area. Some of the species have withered and only one has remained and keeps growing.
Building Footprint
NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site development - protect or restore habitatposted by Alejandro Macias on
For the calculation of the building footprint, if the project is located in a Previously developed area .Which area of the building footprint should I use?
Applying both Case 1 and Case 2 to our site?
NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site development - protect or restore habitatposted by Shannon Terrell on
We have a site that is partially a greenfield and partially previously developed (remediated brownfield).
Is it possible to achieve this credit through plant troughs?
NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site development - protect or restore habitatposted by Keerthi Ratnayake on
Dear All, We are currently working on a five storey office building and instead of going to a vegetated roof we are planning to have plant troughs all around the building in every level.