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Warehouses-NC-v4 LTc2:Sensitive land protection

Underground warehouse on prime farmland

Hello everybody, I'm dealing with a project of a new underground warehouse that is going to be developed on an existing prime farmland. Considering that soil will be restored as part of the project scope of work, and a new vineyard will be realized on the "roof" of the warehouse, do you think that LTc2 Sensitive Land Protection would be achievable?

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Michele

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Blake Jackson
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Wed, 05/06/2020 - 15:58

LEED offers two options for compliance: either develop on "previously developed land" (Option-1) or develop on land not qualifying as 1 of 5 "sensitive" land types (Option-2). This does not qualify for Option-1, and regarding Option-2, this being an existing "prime farmland" means it cannot qualify here either. While commendable to be adding a new green roof above the new facility, I would argue the project still doesn't qualify for this LEED credit. 

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