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 ...

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 ...

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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...

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...

I'm working on a project in UAE, where the thermal heat load summary considers an occupancy of around 1,500 people. However, when calculating occupancy according to LEED occupancy counts based on...

Have you conducted any cost-benefit analysis for implementing cool walls in your projects? How do the costs compare to the energy savings and other benefits gained from reducing the heat island...

Hello All,

We are considering adopting LEEDv4.1 requirements for the Low Emitting Materials credit across our projects.

We note that...

Tommy Linstroth CEO Green Badger LEEDuser Expert 125 thumbs up May 13, 2022- 4:27 am Lance An EPD should be within the geographic range of the project- i.e. North America for US projects. We've seen some European EPDs accepted in US projects, but to be safe, it should be w/in the region. You can use a product across any BPDO credit- many products will have an EPD, and HPD and recycled content and contribute to all three credits. Log in or register to post comments Luciana Fernandes LEEDuser Premium Member May 26, 2022- 7:27 pm Hi Tommy,  Jumping in on this forum as I have a similar question. I have...

The language of the Pilot Credit now requires Communications (data cabling). 

We'd like to pursue this PC on our projects where we have already developed a WBLCA, so that we can take...

Member 521 thumbs up August 29, 2024- 1:42 pm Thanks to both of you. Yes, I was looking at the v4.1 language due to your comment Dave on the forum about the 10' distance. The language reads to me like...