Hi all,
We have a tight urban condition with a large expanse of exterior green wall. Any thoughts on what to use for a baseline for this? Can we use an equivalent area of lawn? There is no "conventional" version of a green wall so not sure what to compare it to. It's going to be irrigated with harvested rainwater and condensate but we still need to demonstrate the 50% reduction in irrigation. Thoughts appreciated!
You rely on LEEDuser. Can we rely on you?
LEEDuser is supported by our premium members, not by advertisers.
Go premium for
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
11474 thumbs up
March 20, 2013 - 6:23 pm
Janika, is the green wall built onsite, or a product specified from a manufacturer? If the latter, perhaps you could ask the manufacturer what plantings most of their customers use. Lawn doesn't seem quite right.
Janika McFeely
Associate, Sustainability SpecialistEHDD Architecture
110 thumbs up
March 20, 2013 - 6:31 pm
Hi Tristan,
Thanks for your reply. It's a custom green wall built on site. I received comment back from GBCI that we'll have to baseline it with a narrative approach in showing how the strategy meets the intent of the credit and compares to a "conventional" planting plan, whatever that means. We'll probably see if we can find a manufactured system we can compare to and see how that goes. Thanks, Janika