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Site with no existing greenfield

CS-v4 SSc2: Site development - protect or restore habitat
posted by Agustin Bertolotti on Mar 9, 2023, 9:01 am

Hi everyone

We are working on a site which is previously developed with no existing...

Last reply: Afogreen Build, Apr 1, 2024, 9:08 pm

Should the soil be previously disturbed, before the owner starts to do anything with it?

CS-v4 SSc2: Site development - protect or restore habitat
posted by Marine Petrosyan on Oct 4, 2023, 3:17 am

Hi, All!

The Site Development - Protect or Restore Habitat credit requires, that the calculations are done with the previously disturbed land.

I am planning to calculate the area of...

Can a regional soil be the reference soil instead of the existing soil on the site

CS-v4 SSc2: Site development - protect or restore habitat
posted by Hanna Oberg on Sep 8, 2020, 1:01 am

We have a project with existing green areas. The existing soil is some type of mud soil not suitable for the new green areas. The project will import new soil, typical soil for the region, for...

Last reply: Cecile de Villemeur, Nov 25, 2021, 1:49 pm

FAR in Protect or Restore Habitat

CS-v4 SSc2: Site development - protect or restore habitat
posted by Ricardo Sá on Jan 31, 2018, 11:46 am

Dear All,

According to LEED Reference Guide, credit Site Development – Protect or Restore Habitat:

  • REQUIREMENTS (pg 163): “projects that achieve a...

Last reply: emily reese moody, May 25, 2021, 11:43 am

Conservation Organization compliance for Option 2

CS-v4 SSc2: Site development - protect or restore habitat
posted by Kévin THIZY on Feb 2, 2017, 9:39 am

Hi,

In order to satisfy Option 2 - Financial support - requirements for our project (location : near Paris, France), we selected a conservation organization regionally and nationally...

Last reply: Kévin THIZY, Apr 14, 2020, 1:38 pm

Sky garden in refuge floor

CS-v4 SSc2: Site development - protect or restore habitat
posted by Yoyo Shek on Mar 14, 2019, 4:52 am

Hi All,

Our Project is in a urban area in Hong Kong, we would like to propose a sky garden in the refuge floor which is in the middle of the building and completely covered by the floors...

Last reply: Trista Brown, May 17, 2019, 10:56 am

Green roof & green wall

CS-v4 SSc2: Site development - protect or restore habitat
posted by Yoyo Shek on Mar 14, 2019, 4:39 am

Hi All,

It is noted in the guidebook that "Projects that achieve a...

Last reply: Trista Brown, Mar 18, 2019, 2:20 pm

Option 2 site area

CS-v4 SSc2: Site development - protect or restore habitat
posted by Gail Napell on Mar 28, 2018, 3:10 pm

Hi all

just confirming this is literally based on site area -i.e. our site is very small, so the cost is proportional. Thank you!

Balconies / covered terraces as vegetated roof

CS-v4 SSc2: Site development - protect or restore habitat
posted by David Lazaro on Mar 15, 2018, 1:45 pm

Could someone please tell me if balconies or covered terraces can count as vegetated roof?

Last reply: emily reese moody, Mar 15, 2018, 2:09 pm

Eligibility- roof areas in the calculations of restored area and activated area

CS-v4 SSc2: Site development - protect or restore habitat
posted by Ricardo Sá on Mar 8, 2018, 5:05 am

Dear All,

We are currently working in a project of a retail building with the following characteristics:

  • sales area located, mainly, below ground (level -1);
  • car...