What is LEED's stance on AstroTurf? I have a building that replaced all of their grass with this and am curious if it is now considered hardscape.
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Kimberly Schlaepfer
Sustainability Coordinator LEED AP O+M, BD+C74 thumbs up
May 15, 2015 - 2:48 pm
Hi Gwen - Yes, AstroTurf would be considered hardscape.There doesn't appear to be any published guidance from USGBC or GBCI on this, but from what I can tell from several artificial turf manufacturer's websites, AstroTurf would be considered hardscape. Below is a link for one of these websites.
http://enviousgreens.com/theplanroom/leed-program/
I hope this helps!