I'm hoping someone can make this requirement interpretation crystal clear for me as I'm struggling to fully grasp what it mean. Assume all project space was initially greenfield. Assume a 1000sqft greenfield space initially existing for simplicity sake. 50% or 500 sqft will ultimately incorporate the building and parking lot after construction.
Does the stated requirement for this credit mean that for any Greenfield area on the project site 400sqft (40%) of that area can't so much as be driven on or disturbed in any way whatsoever by construction equipment or temporary stored placement of materials/equipment? Would a project essentially need to build a fence around 400sqft of onsite greenfield to comply to ensure it's not touched during construction to comply?
...OR can the requirement be interpreted as: If 700sqft (70%) of the initial greenfield space was disturbed in some capacity during construction for the building and construction process so a min of 100sqft would need to be restored afterwards to bring that initial requirement of 40% being preserved and protected back into compliance?
Calie Gihl
Design EngineerLEEDuser Expert
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February 26, 2018 - 10:15 pm
Hi Jason,
Your first assumption is correct - you essentially will need to "build a fence" around your 40%. It will undoubtedly limit construction access and staging areas, but the extent to which this affects cost or timeline of your project will vary widely depending on other factors and how well this credit is planned for ahead of time.
Note that if, in your hypothetical situation, the original green space only accounted for 10% of the land - then 40% of this 10% is no longer that large of a piece of your property (40%*10% *1000 sqft= 40 sqft), and theoretically does not affect the project as severely.