We would like to use our green roof towards this credit. The roof is intensive with a mix of a variey of sedums and succulents. Is this considered "habitat providing native and adaptive plants"?...

So when calculating the Allowable Exterior Lighting Power for your Baseline energy model, there are Tradable Surfaces and Non-tradable surfaces. My question is concerned with how LEED handles...

LEED user's regional priority look-up gives different results than the spreadsheet USGBC provides for the same zip code. The six regional credits are not the same. Can someone address this?...

We are pursuing EA points under the Core Performance Guide (CPG) alternate compliance path. One of the requirements of the CPG (1.7 Performance Data Review) requires that specific metering...

Jana, one of our contacts from the USGBC just answered this question over in the forum on SSc4.2. Log in or register to post comments 3 Vote up! ...

Our parking roof is less than 2:12 slope, and...

I was reading the requirements above, and it says for for private offices the requirements can be met with only one on/off switch. That doesn't seem very flexible for the occupant. Is this...

I am working on the daylighting prescriptive method for a veterinary hospital. We have a large lobby and open area near the front on the building with a large amount of glazing to provide plenty...

Hi Eric,
For non-residential buildings, the credit language is really clear: "Provide secure bicycle racks and/or storage". Bick racks are fine.
For residential, covered or indoor...

I am new to this website. If a website wanted to be very beneficial and meet the needs of it's members, it would provide sample LEED submittal documents for all the LEED prerequisites and...