We are working on a large project with a significant amount of site paving. Due to the large amount of paving, achieving the heat island credit is not possible without having the concrete paving meet the solar reflectance values of .33 or above.
Due to the time it took to get testing, the concrete paving began to be installed before the SR test results were received. The test results missed the SR value by a few points.
Short of removal and replacement, any idea on how we would go about "remediating" the installed concrete paving that didn't meet the requiremnets?
If fully v4.1, have you emailed LEEDCoach to see if they can confirm if past LEED Interpretations can still apply? If the above aspects have been exhausted, the only other thing on my radar is potentially applying a higher reflectivity concrete coating to enough area to comply. I have not personally had this on a project, but I know the products exist and should have several manufacturers as options, depending on what the area is being used for, and probably project location may play into product selection, too.