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Building Footprint
NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitatposted by Alejandro Macias on
For the calculation of the building footprint, if the project is located in a Previously developed area .Which area of the building footprint should I use?
Applying both Case 1 and Case 2 to our site?
NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitatposted by Shannon Terrell on
We have a site that is partially a greenfield and partially previously developed (remediated brownfield).
Is it possible to achieve this credit through plant troughs?
NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitatposted by Keerthi Ratnayake on
Dear All, We are currently working on a five storey office building and instead of going to a vegetated roof we are planning to have plant troughs all around the building in every level.
Defining "Footprint" when the Building is on a slope
NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitatposted by Amit Ahiel on
Our project is on a sloped site so the main entry (we call it "ground floor") in above another entry point where part of the building is embedded in the earth.
Documentation requirements
NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitatposted by Erin Holdenried on
Hello, I have a project where a large area of existing forest, about 120 acres will be preserved. What kind of documentation is required for this credit?
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.
Temporary parking and access
NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitatposted by Nicolas MOLLE on
Hello, In my project we are in case 1 greenfields Sites.
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.
Open grid pavement for SSc5.1
NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitatposted by MKK LEED on
Hi LEED User Team, Do you know if open grid pavement (just counting the green area, that is native grass) counts for SSc5.1? Thank you,