Meeting the 5% landscape requirements with planters

Hi Rahul, Note that the LEED Reference Guide states that for buildings without vegetation on the grounds, teams can earn points by reducing the use of potable water for watering any roof and courtyard garden space or outdoor planters, provided the planters and garden space cover at least 5% of the building site area (including building footprint, hardscape area, parking footprint, etc.). If the planters and garden space cover less than 5% of the building site area, the project is ineligible for this credit. Hope this helps!

Depends where it's situated, I failde to find it once again, but I remember precisely that it was some clarification, that plants in planters/pots at patio/inner yard/atrium (smth like that) are not falling under WEc1... Am I wrong, or somebody also remeber this CIR? I found it: "An addendum, ID#100000352 dated 07/19/2010, defines the landscaped area to be considered. It excludes the building footprint so interior plantings are not considered. In any case, interior planting cannot avoid irrigation."