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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...

emily reese moody Sustainability Director, Certifications & Compliance Jacobs LEEDuser Expert 475 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 ...

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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...

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...

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 475 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...