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Removing Hardscape
NC-2009 SSc7.1:Heat island effect - nonroofposted by Emily Catacchio on
Has anyone heard of an alternate compliance path where we count the new greenspace we're creating where we're removing hardscape, as a reduction in the heat island effect on the site?
SRI documentation
NC-2009 SSc7.1:Heat island effect - nonroofposted by Charalampos Giannikopoulos on
At a project attempting SSc7.1 white cement tile has covered 100% of exterior hardscape. According to the Reference Guide table (p.122) the SRI value of the white cement tile is 90.
Paking covering
NC-2009 SSc7.1:Heat island effect - nonroofposted by Julie Chagas on
Hi! My project will have a lot of parking spaces that cant be shaded by trees or with open grid pavement.
Louvered Parking Cover
NC-2009 SSc7.1:Heat island effect - nonroofposted by Jonathan Weiss on
I've been working on this type of strategy for a long time but our design team asked me a question I could not answer: For a project in a hot, arid climate we are designing parking coverage for 10
50% periouvs paving
NC-2009 SSc7.1:Heat island effect - nonroofposted by Magda Aghababyan on
May be this is a very basic question. But I would like to know from you all, how can we determine whether a open grid paving block is 50% previous or not?
Vegetated area
NC-2009 SSc7.1:Heat island effect - nonroofposted by Charalampos Giannikopoulos on
How should non-roof vegetated areas be treated when completing the table in SSc7.1 form? What would be the SRI value for this area?
Future development
NC-2009 SSc7.1:Heat island effect - nonroofposted by Marcio Alberto Casado Pereira on
We got a review on this credit that we don't know how to address... We are working on a multiple building Project and there is an area within the site designated for future expansion of this indus
Deck over parking; do I have this right?
NC-2009 SSc7.1:Heat island effect - nonroofposted by Susan Di Giulio on
Our project has multiple levels of parking under a large podium plaza. I believe this is what what the Reference Guide (p 112) refers to as a "deck", right?
Covered Loading Dock - What is a parking space?
NC-2009 SSc7.1:Heat island effect - nonroofposted by Richard Woodward on
We are working on an urban alteration project which extends an existing building to cover an exterior loading dock, enclosing it within the new building.