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Open space 30% requirement at Ground Level only?

NC-v4 SSc3: Open space
posted by Susan Di Giulio on Mar 3, 2017, 12:28 pm

Can you include open spaces at roof level (Green roof, accessible by all) as part of the 30% requirement, or does the entire 30% need to come from open space at ground level only? Thank you for...

Last reply: RYAN BEN SABILALA, Jan 23, 2020, 1:09 am

Dog parks- SS2- Restore Habitat; and SS3 Open Space/Vegetated Area

NC-v4 SSc3: Open space
posted by Paul Bierman-Lytle on Dec 24, 2019, 10:28 am

SS c2: Site Development- Protect or Restore Habitat:  does a Dog Park area comply if vegetated with native or adaptive species?

SS c3: Open Space - does a Dog Park qualify as Open Space;...

Credit Form- 25% vegetated requirement (Form has Error)

NC-v4 SSc3: Open space
posted by Amarpreet Sethi on Feb 22, 2019, 7:21 pm

The LEED User Guide clearly states in Equation 2. Vegetated space >= 25% x Required Open Space, that the calculation uses required open space as against the proposed design available open...

Last reply: Daniel Brum, Dec 18, 2019, 4:35 pm

LEED Campus- Large Site Area

NC-v4 SSc3: Open space
posted by Anastasia Huggins on Feb 14, 2019, 12:33 pm

We are looking at submitting this for a LEED Campus submittal but have some questions about the calculations. We have an existing 10 million SF campus, 92% of which is "open space" (so well above...

Last reply: Daniel Brum, Dec 18, 2019, 4:27 pm

How to measure the vegetated area?

NC-v4 SSc3: Open space
posted by Summer on Sep 10, 2019, 1:27 am

I'm confused of how the vegetation/plants will be measured. If you have an open and vegetated space compliant to the requirement, and your vegetated space is composed of grass/lawn, planters,...

Last reply: Summer, Sep 14, 2019, 9:26 am

What could be considered as "physically accesible"?

NC-v4 SSc3: Open space
posted by Pablo Muñoz on Sep 12, 2019, 10:59 am

Could we consider physically accesible a roof open to all tenants but without an elevator (the only way to get there is through the stairs)?

Can an outdoor mall entrance courtyard count towards the 30% open space requirement?

NC-v4 SSc3: Open space
posted by B. Guzman on Aug 29, 2019, 5:20 pm

Can an outdoor mall entrance courtyard count towards the 30% open space requirement, providing 25% of vegetated areas using planters and accomodating benches for outdoor social activities?

Off-site still available?

NC-v4 SSc3: Open space
posted by Abigail Chan on Jun 19, 2019, 4:36 pm

In previous versions of LEED, it seems as if the open space credit allowed for project developers to improve/restore off-site areas to achieve this credit (with 2 square feet offsite = 1 square...

Last reply: emily reese moody, Jul 9, 2019, 10:19 pm

Open space

NC-v4 SSc3: Open space
posted by Neetika Parmar on Jun 20, 2019, 7:02 am

Hi 

If our project is providing vegetated open space which would be accessible to all building users, do we comply ?  Is it mandatory to provide infrastructure such as benches etc to...

Last reply: Bipin Karki, Jun 25, 2019, 10:02 am

Will "no-mow" lawn or "low grow seeded"lawn count for vegetated area?

NC-v4 SSc3: Open space
posted by Qian P on Mar 19, 2018, 12:51 pm

I am not sure if "no-mow lawn" or "low grow seeded"lawn counted for vegetated area. They are not turf grass, which need lots of water and high maintenance. 

This Low grow seed mix...

Last reply: Sara Greenwood, Jun 21, 2019, 4:56 pm