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Pablo Fortunato Suarez
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Tristan Roberts
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Mon, 11/29/2010 - 12:58

I don't think they would qualify in terms of how this credit is typically calculated.I would say you'd have to make an argument for including them, and it would be up to the reviewer to accept it or not. A CIR may be needed to know whether this will work.What's your argument? Let us know how it goes.

Thu, 06/16/2011 - 19:14

Hi Pablo and Tristan, Any new information on this approach? We wanted to try it too for our tight urban project site. Roof areas count for urban areas so why not the visual surfaces of vines growing up the side of a building as part of a green screen? Has anyone else submitted a CIR? Thanks! Lauren

Wed, 04/30/2014 - 04:16

I guess this option does not look good - given that no-one has responded to this. I was also hoping that vertical wall plantings with natives would be acceptable.

Thu, 05/01/2014 - 01:18

Thanks a lot Tristan. For reference of others looking at this FAQ says - "No. LEED Interpretation #5310 issued 3/4/2008, states that "Although living walls or vertical landscaping may provide limited habitat for certain species adapted to urban areas, the credit language does not currently allow for use of this approach in calculating area compliance." This Interpetation also notes that green walls cannot contribute to SSc5.2."

Wed, 01/02/2019 - 23:38

Hi everyone, it's been a while since someone talked about this matter. I'll like to know if someone did really try to submit it? Because I have the case of an urban site with very low open space that may qualify if the green wall can be added to the total.
Thx in advance!

Sun, 05/05/2019 - 10:11

Hi everyone, any updates about this matter?  

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