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Can shades from renewable energy systems with the energy sold off-site be considered as a nonroof measure?

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posted by Dharmaraj Sivasubramanian on Jul 3, 2023, 10:28 pm

Hi! all,

Can shades from...

Last reply: emily reese moody, Sep 2, 2024, 2:52 pm

Clarification on the non-roof measure area

EBOM-v4.1 SSc2: Heat Island Reduction
posted by Wafa Arif on Oct 18, 2023, 4:41 am

I'm in need of guidance regarding the documentation process for the Heat Island Reduction credit. Our project centers around a commercial tower, which is owned by our client. However, the...

Last reply: emily reese moody, Sep 2, 2024, 2:52 pm

SRI value for concrete

EBOM-v4 SSc3: Heat Island Reduction
posted by LEED Pro Consultant on Aug 26, 2014, 2:02 pm

Hi,
In LEED v2009 BD+C Sustainable Sites Credit 7.1 there is a table with solar reflectance index for standard paving materials, where the typical new gray concrete is 35.
Are these...

Last reply: emily reese moody, Sep 2, 2024, 2:45 pm

Does Option 2. apply for underground parking

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posted by Gwenael JAN on Apr 17, 2024, 8:14 pm

emily reese moody Sustainability Director, Certifications & Compliance Jacobs LEEDuser Expert 466 thumbs up September 2, 2024- 2:38 pm Hi Gwenael, Yes, underground parking spaces qualify under Opt 2. If the parking is entirely under the building, you should not need any additional compliance information. If the underground parking extends beyond the footprint of your building, then you will need to follow the guidance posted here for reference:  https://leeduser.buildinggreen.com/forum/ground-level-surface-undergroun... Log in or register to post comments ...

Last reply: emily reese moody, Sep 2, 2024, 2:38 pm

White cement- certificate

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posted by Monika Fabiánová on Jul 1, 2024, 11:21 am

Hello. 
I want to know if we use standard white cement (which for concrete means its SR value will be 0.35). How do we declare it to LEED? Is a concrete recipe from a concrete plant...

Last reply: emily reese moody, Sep 2, 2024, 2:35 pm

Heat Island Reduction- vegetated surface- modular systems

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posted by Ricardo Hernandez on Apr 12, 2024, 10:23 am

Hi Forum, can anyone confirm that a modular vegetated systems (plastic modules with ecomembrane, above ground) can count on the calculations for the vegetated surface, i would like to implement a...

Last reply: emily reese moody, Sep 2, 2024, 2:21 pm

Heat Island Reduction- Question regarding what qualifies for a "vegetated roof"

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posted by Philip Hamp on May 20, 2024, 5:57 pm

https://leeduser.buildinggreen.com/forum/ground-level-surface-undergroun... If you want to be certain, and your project is entirely underground (which is unusual), I'd recommend emailing LEED Coach to get confirmation. Log in or register to post comments ...

Last reply: emily reese moody, Sep 2, 2024, 2:10 pm

Roof or nonroof surface

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posted by Glykeria Kourkouta on Jul 24, 2024, 9:10 am

emily reese moody Sustainability Director, Certifications & Compliance Jacobs LEEDuser Expert 466 thumbs up September 2, 2024- 2:05 pm Hi Glykeria, This older post should help answer your questions:  https://leeduser.buildinggreen.com/forum/ground-level-surface-undergroun... Log in or register to post comments ...

Last reply: emily reese moody, Sep 2, 2024, 2:05 pm

Does gravel count in "Total Paving Area"

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posted by Emily Larochelle on Jul 12, 2023, 11:06 am

Hi, 

I have seen a couple posts about how to count gravel in a nonroof measure. However, I am wondering if gravel counts in the "Total site paving area" of the calculation. 

My...

Last reply: emily reese moody, Sep 2, 2024, 2:00 pm

Heat Island Mitigation with Cool Walls

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posted by Dulce Solis on Aug 29, 2024, 11:24 am

We are working on a LEED project in a warm climate where daily temperatures are high for most of the year. We want to ensure that the cool walls we implement are durable enough and maintain their...

Last reply: Andrey Kuznetsov, Sep 2, 2024, 3:04 am