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Attached roofs to the new constucted building

NC-2009 SSc7.2:Heat Island Effect—Roof
posted by  esra ozkonuksever  on 

hi everyone, i m working on project where there is a security check point seperate from the original building and a single floor entrance attached to the 3 floor building.

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GREENSQUARE
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Tue Aug 5, 2014, 7:54 pm

SSc7.2 Heat Island Effect, Roof

NC-2009 SSc7.2:Heat Island Effect—Roof
posted by  Francisco Villela  on 

LEED 2009. NC: I am using the LPE option for SSc7.2. Is it normal for the form NOT to indicate points documented at the bottom when completing the form using the LPE option?

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JLL
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Wed May 21, 2014, 3:31 pm

intensive vs. extensive green roofs

NC-2009 SSc7.2:Heat Island Effect—Roof
posted by  Davis Kantor  on 

My recent research shows that installing a green roof system on a project aimed at LEED certification has the potential to contribute to the following LEED credits: SS 5.1 Site Development - Prote

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Vermont House of Representatives
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Sat May 3, 2014, 8:47 pm

Parking topmost floor - excluded from SS7.2?

NC-2009 SSc7.2:Heat Island Effect—Roof
posted by  Maya Karkour  on 

Dear All, Our project consists of a retail mall, with an adjacent parking building (same height).

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Tue Jan 28, 2014, 6:57 pm

Maintenance Paths at Green Roof

NC-2009 SSc7.2:Heat Island Effect—Roof
posted by  CT G  on 

Dear all, We are working on a project looking to incorporate a green roof for 100% of the roof area, excluding areas covered by mechanical equipment.

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DIALOG
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Thu Jan 16, 2014, 6:34 pm

Fire exits

NC-2009 SSc7.2:Heat Island Effect—Roof
posted by  Mike D  on 

Are fire exits/emergency stairs considered part of the roof or can these be excluded?

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Thu Jan 16, 2014, 6:31 pm

Alternative Compliance Path for SRI compliant products

NC-2009 SSc7.2:Heat Island Effect—Roof
posted by  Maya Karkour  on 

Dear All, I received an email from LEEDUser called "LEED Updates: New Interpretations & Addenda" One interesting point was the following: "USGBC introduces multiple new options for non-U.S.

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Vermont House of Representatives
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Thu Jan 9, 2014, 5:22 pm

Project in Europe

NC-2009 SSc7.2:Heat Island Effect—Roof
posted by  Anna Korinkova  on 

Are there any testing facilities in Europe capable of measuring SRI values? Our project can easily achieve this credit, however, we are not able to get SRI values from our suppliers.

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Emerald Built Environments
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Thu Nov 7, 2013, 8:59 am

Spray coating asphalt shingles to acheive SRI > 28

NC-2009 SSc7.2:Heat Island Effect—Roof
posted by  Tim Casper  on 

We have a steep-sloped roof and cannot use a metal roofing material because of budget restrictions - so we are going to use asphalt shingles.

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Mon Oct 7, 2013, 8:15 pm

Green Roof over an underground parking garage

NC-2009 SSc7.2:Heat Island Effect—Roof
posted by  adi ashkenazi  on 

Can I calculate the green roofs over an underground parking garage? (I calculated them as part of the landscape for SS CR 7.1-non roof) Thanks

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Tue Aug 27, 2013, 11:27 am