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Schools-2009 SSc5.2: Site Development—Maximize Open Space
Since an infield would be dirt, and not actually "vegetated", should it be excluded from the open space - or am I overthinking it and deducting something that doesn't need to be deducted from the open space calculation?
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Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
11478 thumbs up
October 31, 2011 - 10:47 pm
Renee, I would say you're probably over-thinking it, but to be on the safe side, I'd say it would be preferable to not count it.
Daniel Hersh
ArchitectBreslin Ridyard Fadero Architects
6 thumbs up
November 23, 2015 - 3:52 pm
Hi Renee,
We have come across the same question with our middle school. We have a softball and a baseball field on our site, which uses permeable sand/ dirt to create the infield.
Did you receive feedback on this question when you submitted your project for review?
Thanks, Dan.
Renee Shirey
Stantec422 thumbs up
November 23, 2015 - 5:47 pm
We didn't need the infield area to meet the requirements, so we excluded it just to be safe.
If you may need the area to meet the required threshold of the credit, it wouldn't hurt to submit a question (free) about if the permeable sand/dirt of an infield meets the req's of open space.