What happens if I have a building whose footprint is considerably smaller in comparison to the site size and I have 100% of the parking sites underground, can I achieve the credit no matter the...

If we are going to go with option 2 of the credit SSc7.1 - puting more than 50% of car parking to under the building...

1) There is a bug in the template. It adds "square footage" and "number of parking spaces" together!

2) We stick with Option 2 (50% spaces under cover) and plan to go for EP, but it wants...

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The credit language says "Provide shade from structures covered by solar panels that produce energy used to offset some nonrenewable resource use."
Does this means that the solar...

We have a large commercial project which employs four large square shade "umbrellas." (approximately 40 x 40 feet each). These umbrellas are collapse-able to be able to clean and to resist...

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We are working on a high-rise office project that will sit on top of an existing...

Is the impervious hardscape area at podium considered as the non-roof hardscape? If yes, the total nonroof hardscape for Option 1 calculation shall include the impervious hardscape area podium...

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I’m working on a project registered under LEED 2009 C&S Rating System. In my project’s internal courtyard, there are some skylights for lighting and ventilation of the...

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Of all 60 parking spaces only one is located above ground. We really want to put open-grid paving as material for this parking space that is not under ground. As we are so close we want...

Can shade of the building itself be counted towards the credit?