I've been wondering if when the credit ask for vegetated área, it would be enough to take the 25% from the 30% required área or, if the project has larger outdoor space than 30%, the requirement fo

Under LEED v4, do planters count as vegetated space? We are working on a project for a university and we are putting in planters.

Is the area for on-site renewable sources an exception to the calculation from the 30% site area?

I just want to clarify what the difference is between Outdoor Space and Vegetative Space. In this credit we are looking at 30% of total site = Outdoor Space 25% of which (IE.

Hi, in order to getting to know the new V4 we are taking a look at each credit and start to getting familiar with them. The leed reference guide doesn't use the same project in both examples for fu

Hi, The project will have water features and water lilies on it. Can somebody confirm that we can measure the whole water feature area to contribute as vegetated space?

We understand that a swimming pool itself does not contribute,and we have been told we can exclude the pool from the calculations. Can we include the pool deck area itself?

Hello, I'm trying to assess how much of our project site qualifies as open space.

Does gravel count as vegetated open space where there are bushes and other plantings in the gravel area?

I am looking for clarification on what is considered to be 'overhead vegetation.' Per the LEED v4 Reference Guide, "a minimum of 25% of outdoor space must be vegetated or have overhead vegetated c