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Heat Island reduction provided by the building itsself

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posted by Carmen Mielecke on Apr 19, 2017, 8:09 am

Dear All, if a Project consists of many small courtyyards and shade for those courtyyards is provided by the building...

Last reply: Lyle Axelarris, Jul 20, 2021, 4:32 pm

Concrete in ROOF- SRI

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posted by Victoria Rios Esteve on May 14, 2021, 8:39 am

Just so that this question doesn't look empty, there was a response provided here:  https://leeduser.buildinggreen.com/forum/sri-value-concrete  That said, if anyone else has different (or better) insight, please do respond! Log in or register to post comments 0 Vote up! Thank you for answering Emily! Link appears to be broken:(Do you have idea if that content is still available? Log...

Last reply: emily reese moody, May 31, 2021, 7:48 pm

Determination of the solar reflectance

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posted by Ricardo Sá on Sep 2, 2020, 12:55 pm

Dear All,

One of our clients is pursuing compliance with requirements for pavings (SR at least 0.28, 3 years aged or initial SR of at least 0.33) and one paving manufacturer...

Last reply: emily reese moody, May 19, 2021, 11:39 am

SRI value for concrete

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posted by LEED Pro Consultant on Aug 26, 2014, 2:01 pm

Hi,
In LEED v2009 BD+C Sustainable Sites Credit 7.1 there is a table with solar reflectance index for standard paving materials, where the typical new gray concrete is 35.
Are these...

Last reply: emily reese moody, May 16, 2021, 7:08 pm

Aluminum Canopy

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posted by James Keohane on Apr 20, 2021, 12:24 pm

I am seeking to identify/establish SR value for aluminum canopies.  Canopy manfacturer does not have a clue what I am looking for.  Is there an industry standard SR value for unpainted aluminum...

Last reply: James Keohane, Apr 20, 2021, 3:55 pm

Covered Parking vs. Undercover Parking

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posted by Bob Adedayo on Dec 29, 2020, 1:01 pm

Hello, I am studying for my LEED Green Associate exam, and I have found two conflicting terminologies regarding an area where yo can store vehicles in a building. Is the correct terminology "...

Last reply: Bob Adedayo, Jan 9, 2021, 4:30 pm

Definition of "Vegetated planters"

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posted by Marion THIBAULT on Jul 6, 2020, 10:46 am

Dear all leed users,

What is considered in terms of vegetated planters ? In table 3. Non roof strategies, it's defined that it can't be "artificail turf grass" but can it be "natural turf...

Last reply: emily reese moody, Dec 18, 2020, 6:30 pm

Testing the SRI of a paint

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posted by Francesco Passerini on Dec 5, 2019, 11:18 am

A paint is going to be applied to the cover of parking spaces. The cover is made of asphalt. The...

Last reply: Afogreen Build, Nov 30, 2020, 10:17 pm

Open-grid pavement system- is gravel inside the openings compliant?

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posted by Aleksandra Prawda on Jul 29, 2020, 8:14 am

Hi all,

In my projects in Poland usually when we aim to achieve heat island option 1. points with non-roof "open-grid pavement" strategy we mean permeable grass pavers, just like the ones...

Last reply: Afogreen Build, Nov 17, 2020, 5:19 am

off-site parking

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posted by Tristan Roberts on Jun 30, 2017, 3:08 pm

We have added an important FAQ to this credit: "How should we account for off-site parking under this credit?"
See our FAQ for the answer!

Last reply: emily reese moody, Nov 6, 2020, 1:37 pm