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Pollinator gardenNC-v4.1 SSc2: Protect or Restore Habitatposted by Thomas Lagarde on Jun 27, 2024, 11:15 am
Hello there, the requirement in 4.1 specifies to designate an area for a pollinator garden(Designate a portion of the habitat area for a pollinator garden consisting of native flowering... Last reply: Andrey Kuznetsov, Jul 5, 2024, 6:58 am |
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100% greenfield site admissibilityNC-v4.1 SSc2: Protect or Restore Habitatposted by Carla Rincon on Feb 6, 2023, 10:06 am
Hello everyone, Can you help me clarify if a 100%... Last reply: Zeynep Cakir, Jun 4, 2024, 7:25 am |
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Consideration of Manmade Ponds in Protect or Restore Habitat Credit Calculations.NC-v4.1 SSc2: Protect or Restore Habitatposted by Subhashkumar A on Mar 4, 2024, 12:42 pm
In one of our project, the site includes man-made ponds, which are used as rainwater storage ponds. For the calculation of the protect or restore habitat credit, can I include this pond area in... Last reply: Bryna Dunn, Mar 4, 2024, 3:46 pm |
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Can properly designed rainwater ponds contribute to restored areas?NC-v4.1 SSc2: Protect or Restore Habitatposted by Bryna Dunn on Feb 15, 2024, 12:55 pm
In a project that has both... Last reply: Bryna Dunn, Mar 4, 2024, 1:44 pm |
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Restore Habitat Using TurfNC-v4.1 SSc2: Protect or Restore Habitatposted by Kristina K on Jan 25, 2022, 5:37 pm
Hello, The 'Vegetation' component for this credit is to plant a minimum of 6 species that are native or adapted. If the 7th species is not native or adaptive (turf), can it still... Last reply: Summer Minchew, May 5, 2023, 10:04 am |
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Do non-contiguous habitat areas qualify?NC-v4.1 SSc2: Protect or Restore Habitatposted by Jennifer Rennick on Apr 21, 2023, 12:48 pm
We are working on a 4-acre site with multiple buildings that aims to landscape with natives as much as possible. The available planting areas are distributed across the site (a perimeter path,... |
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Green area reserved for future building developmentNC-v4.1 SSc2: Protect or Restore Habitatposted by Michael on Aug 29, 2022, 1:50 pm
My project has 2 phases of development. Currently, we only apply LEED for phase 1. There is a big greenery area, reserved for future building in phase 2. Can we count this greenery area as a... Last reply: Kimiko Marinacci, Sep 21, 2022, 2:52 pm |
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ECOREGION LEVEL III PLANT LISTS??NC-v4.1 SSc2: Protect or Restore Habitatposted by Sara Hicks on Jan 4, 2022, 12:02 pm
Anyone have a suggestions on how to find native plants as specific as the ecoregion required? I can't find any resources that provide this information. Last reply: Cynthia Kaplan, Jun 14, 2022, 1:09 pm |
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Soil tests no longer required?NC-v4.1 SSc2: Protect or Restore Habitatposted by Petra Holoubkova on Jan 4, 2022, 8:07 am
Hello, the current credit wording, changed by ID#100002460 https://www.usgbc.org/leedaddenda/100002460 , states under 2. Step-by... Last reply: Grace Heraly, Apr 25, 2022, 2:04 pm |
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Climate change and human-built landmassesNC-v4.1 SSc2: Protect or Restore Habitatposted by Brooke Saba McDowell on Jan 27, 2022, 8:41 am
Rising tides are contributing to decreasing landmass around the globe, and due to climate change, there are now many climate refugees from island and coastal communities. Some of these islands... |