Path 3 states: "manage on site the runoff from the developed site for the 85th percentile ". I guess this requirement was made to exclude the sidewalk from calculations. Am I reading this correctly?
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Theresa Backhus
Sites Technical Specialist, LEEDUSGBC
66 thumbs up
April 21, 2015 - 1:34 pm
Hi Gustavo,
You will need to manage the runoff from all areas within the LEED project boundary. If the sidewalk is within the project boundary, it needs to be included.
Ciaran McCabe
DirectorPassive Dynamics Sustainability Consultants
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June 19, 2019 - 12:15 pm
I am working on a project that consists of two office buildings which are tight to the sight boundary but there is some open space between the two buildings. I presume this can't be considered as zero lot line ? For zero lot projects does the buildings need to be tight to the property line. ?
Dave Hubka
Practice Leader - SustainabilityEUA
LEEDuser Expert
532 thumbs up
June 19, 2019 - 12:58 pm
the v4.1 BD+C reference guide defines 'zero lot line' as building footprints that cover 90% or more of the site.
Ciaran McCabe
DirectorPassive Dynamics Sustainability Consultants
12 thumbs up
June 19, 2019 - 1:02 pm
Thanks David.
Ciaran McCabe
DirectorPassive Dynamics Sustainability Consultants
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June 20, 2019 - 12:19 pm
Just one further question. How do you calculate your building footprint when you have 2 levels below grade. For example the basement might take up the whole site but the ground floor footprint will be smaller ? Is there any guidance on this ?
Dave Hubka
Practice Leader - SustainabilityEUA
LEEDuser Expert
532 thumbs up
June 20, 2019 - 7:52 pm
footprint of ground floor should be used.
Jyothsna Giridhar
May 16, 2022 - 1:57 pm
David,
It looks like the zero lot line definition is removed in the October 2021 version of the reference guide. Has anything changed?
Dave Hubka
Practice Leader - SustainabilityEUA
LEEDuser Expert
532 thumbs up
May 16, 2022 - 2:10 pm
Not to my knowledge.