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Can we use both option 1 and option 2?NC-v4 SSc2: Site development - protect or restore habitatposted by Amanda Cunningham on Mar 20, 2025, 4:19 pm
Hello, Has anyone had success achieving 2 points by reaching the 15% threshold for one point and making an off-site financial support donation for a second point? |
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Upgrade from LEED v4 to LEED v5NC-v4 SSc2: Site development - protect or restore habitatposted by Theresa Lehman on Feb 26, 2025, 9:44 am
Does anyone know if projects registered in LEED v4 are eligible to upgrade to LEED v5 for specific credits? I'm working on a new science / health sciences building on the UW Eau Claire... |
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Does 100% previously disturbed area (or 100% greenfield) qualify for this credit?NC-v4 SSc2: Site development - protect or restore habitatposted by Kathy Wong on Apr 13, 2021, 6:18 am
Hi all, The credit requires 1) preserve 40% of the... Last reply: Afogreen Build, Mar 17, 2024, 9:12 pm |
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Calculating sf for vegetated landscapeNC-v4 SSc2: Site development - protect or restore habitatposted by Marie Miller on Apr 13, 2023, 6:03 pm
Hello - I'm attempting to calculate the amount of sf that need to be vegetated for this credit. In looking at the guidelines I need to "restore 30% (including the building footprint) of... Last reply: Marie Miller, May 8, 2023, 10:58 pm |
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monoculture farmland has no biodiversityNC-v4 SSc2: Site development - protect or restore habitatposted by Martha Norbeck on Jun 27, 2017, 3:43 pm
Monoculture cropland is not green space. Biodiversity is actively squashed. The intent of this credit is to: "to conserve existing natural areas and restore damaged areas to provide... Last reply: Maureen Drullard, Sep 26, 2022, 3:30 pm |
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Vertical vegetation / green walls allowed yet?NC-v4 SSc2: Site development - protect or restore habitatposted by emily reese moody on Jul 12, 2022, 1:45 pm
Hi all, I saw two much older posts touching on this, but no certain outcomes... Has anyone been able to confirm if a green / vegetated exterior vertical wall is able to contribute... Last reply: emily reese moody, Jul 12, 2022, 1:56 pm |
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Restore habitat overlap with rainwater infiltrationNC-v4 SSc2: Site development - protect or restore habitatposted by Andrea Vickers on Jun 15, 2021, 1:30 pm
I'd like your opinions on a phrase in Protect or Restore Habitat: "Project teams may exclude vegetated landscape areas that are constructed to accommodate rainwater... Last reply: Andrea Vickers, May 24, 2022, 11:45 am |
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Landscaped Terraced areasNC-v4 SSc2: Site development - protect or restore habitatposted by Nermin Hegazy on Dec 23, 2021, 12:08 am
Hello, Our project is located on an undeveloped graded land (artificial island). Can the project still achieve this credit if it can demonstrate that it can restore 30% of the site, using... Last reply: Andrea Vickers, Jan 3, 2022, 9:10 am |
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Beneficial Soil Reuse CreditsNC-v4 SSc2: Site development - protect or restore habitatposted by Daniel Olshansky on May 22, 2021, 3:25 pm |
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Credit Requirement ClarificationNC-v4 SSc2: Site development - protect or restore habitatposted by Michael Bidate on Oct 23, 2019, 8:27 am
Hi, I have a question about the requirement, if for example, all the land of my project has already been touched by construction activity, then is my project no longer qualified to claim this... Last reply: emily reese moody, May 21, 2021, 12:40 am |