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Underground Parking
NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitatposted by Oliver Lange on
Our project consists of four individual residential buildings in an inner city area; the site was previously developed.
Protect Habitat on Campus
NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitatposted by Marissa Hebert on
Our project is a large medical campus with multiple buildings on a greenfield site.
Sites with both green and previously developed areas.
NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitatposted by Eduardo Guzman on
We are working in a project inside a national park. The site used to be occuppied by a fuel station that was demolished and abated 12 years ago.
Urban Spaces
NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitatposted by Farah A. on
If urban projects earn Credit 2, Density Development/Community Connectivity in conjunction with 5.1 OR 5.2, will they earn the points of Credit 2 PLUS the points of Credit 5, or is there a certain
Planters for Roof garden & Nearest part of Building
NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitatposted by SAMY Chamy on
As per local regulation Roof garden with grass, other trees using sand in roof is not allowed, Landscape near Building construction area is not allowed for this type of building can we use planter
Off-site donated land - Organization recommendations?
NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitatposted by Greg Romanczyk on
Hello, does anyone have an organization they have worked with for the Option 2, off-site donated land option?
wetlands?
NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitatposted by Erin Holdenried on
Would protected wetlands count towards this credit?
Expansion areas
NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitatposted by Gustavo De las Heras Izquierdo on
Our LEED Project Boundary includes a future expansion area. This area has grown native species naturally. Can this vegetated area be counted towards this credit?
Greenfield or previously developed?
NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitatposted by Ilan Yahav on
I'm wondering if a project I'm working on, situated near the coast in Israel, is considers a greenfield or developed area.