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Ground-Mounted Solar PV Arrays

NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitat
posted by  J Douglas Dietrich  on 

If there is an open space with (1) a ground-mounted solar PV array and (2)native plantings or adapted vegetation beneath the PV panels and around them so as not to block sunlight, would the area be

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Wed Jul 27, 2011, 9:50 pm

grasscrete

NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitat
posted by  Sahar Abi-Ziki  on 

We are trying to acheive SSc5.1, we are missing few m2. Is it possible to use grasscrete in a drive way with adaptive grass?

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Sun Nov 3, 2013, 3:15 am

Relocation of existing trees within site

NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitat
posted by  Yiwei Koh  on 

Hi, A project I am working on has some existing mature trees, there are intention to relocate the trees within the site. In this case, how can i account this under SSc5.1?

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Mon Jun 1, 2015, 8:34 pm

Landscape Over Underground Parking Garage

NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitat
posted by  Omer Moltay  on 

In one project we are working on with multiple buildings sharing hardscape pedestrian plaza areas located on a common parking garage base, landscaping will be installed above the parking garage are

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Wed Feb 22, 2012, 7:55 pm

Restoration planned for future phase

NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitat
posted by  Heather DeGrella  on 

If the restoration of habitat is planned for a future phase, is waiting until the restoration is complete the only option a project has for submitting for this credit?

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Mon Feb 24, 2014, 2:43 pm

Transplanting trees as a means to save them

NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitat
posted by  Sara Greenwood  on 

Hello, Unfortunately, the trees on this site will need to be removed for the building but the owner would like to donate the trees to a nursery rather than a woodchip mill.

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Mon Dec 8, 2014, 6:24 pm

Major renovation historic district includes off-site green area

NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitat
posted by  Veronica Reed  on 

Hello We are working on a major renovation project on a 1890's historic building in a very dense historic district.

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Fri Nov 27, 2015, 5:44 pm

Campus Credit - Landscape

NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitat
posted by  SAMY Chamy  on 

Our Project is a Campus Project with 4 registered buildings for LEED. The ground cover landscape didn't not meet the SS C5.1 requirement. So we opted for Roof Garden on one of the buildings.

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Thu May 20, 2010, 2:24 am

Open grid pavement for SSc5.1

NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitat
posted 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,

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