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NC-2009 SSc7.1:Heat Island Effect—Non-Roof

Prereq?

Sue Barnett

Principal

Sue Barnett Sustainable Design

LEEDuser Basic Member

96 thumbs up

June 11, 2011

My colleague started this blog about coal tar products (asphalt) http://coaltarfreeamerica.blogspot.com I think we need heat island effect and cool paving strategies- but also need to recognize the negative environmental impact of asphalt- so it should be a prerequisite.

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Tristan Roberts

Representative

Vermont House of Representatives

LEEDuser Expert

7780 thumbs up

Fri, 09/02/2011 - 12:32

Sue, you should comment on the LEED 2012 draft so that USGBC takes your opinion into account:www.leeduser.com/2012comment

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