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NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping

Open-grid paving

Paula Rantanen

Team manager

Granlund

LEEDuser Basic Member

7 thumbs up

March 13, 2012

Does anyone know if open-grid paving is qualified as vegetated area?

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Susann Geithner

Principal

Emerald Built Environments

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900 thumbs up

Wed, 03/14/2012 - 15:58

For sure if it's more than 50% opening vs. the paver. That's the rule applied to green roofs. I'm not sure if you can count it in, if it's less than that.

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