If we choose Option 1, how would we establish the baseline irrigation - based on what plants? Since our site is in the semi-arid Rocky Mountain region, could any non-native plant (say something...

We are implementing several things in a project to comply with this prerrequisite, regarding the cleaning of the vehicle's tires leaving the site we are washing them and then the vehicles go on a...

How does vertical greening (e.g. green roof) contribute to vegetated spaces requirement for credit SS 5.1 and 5.2 under LEED CS 2009?

We have a local 25'...

I understand why self-ballasted...

We've just put the name of the code we're following in the "Project Building Code" field - such as '2006 IBC' or '2007 Oregon Specialty Structural Code.'
Are you being limited to a 3 digit...

This is a legitimate question, worthy of further debate.

The concern: "The proposed credit introduces a layer of complexity that will likely discourage project teams from pursuing it....

I have a roof plan that was created by the original architect. I can add a few things in Photoshop and have a pretty nice looking submittal but I was wondering if this would be frowned upon. It...

If we incorporate increased ventilation capacity into our hvac system, do we have to assume the increased ventilation rate for our design building in our energy modeling?

We're currently working on a multi-tenant building with multiple restaurants as tenants. Cleaning practices for these restaurants and their kitchens need to not only comply with local codes and...