Hi,
Our project site contains a portion of natural land cover conditions site and previously developed site.Shall we use option 1, or shall we use combined option 1 and 2, such as using option 1 for previously develped portion of the site and option 2 for natural land portion?
Thank you,
Noriko
Michael DeVuono
Regional Stormwater LeaderArcadis North America
LEEDuser Expert
187 thumbs up
January 5, 2016 - 7:25 am
If this were my project I would be using Option-2 for the entire project, as this yields more points. You already know what the natural site conditions were, as portions of your site are still in this condition.
Noriko Nagazumi
Woonerf Inc.74 thumbs up
January 5, 2016 - 7:59 pm
Hello Michael,
Thank you very much for your prompt reply. There is a green field area along the project boundary. The green field area in our project would be consistent with the definition of green field area and would be almost half of the entire site. Do you think it's the project team's discretion which option to choose?
Thank you,
Noriko
Michael DeVuono
Regional Stormwater LeaderArcadis North America
LEEDuser Expert
187 thumbs up
January 6, 2016 - 7:55 am
It is always your option to choose. However, Option-2 is weighted as such to award more points, as this method will most accurately replicate the natural hydrologic cycle.
Noriko Nagazumi
Woonerf Inc.74 thumbs up
January 6, 2016 - 7:45 pm
Thank you very much. It's very helpful.
Best,
Noriko