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Consideration of Manmade Ponds in Protect or Restore Habitat Credit Calculations.

NC-v4.1 SSc2: Protect or Restore Habitat
posted 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

Can properly designed rainwater ponds contribute to restored areas?

NC-v4.1 SSc2: Protect or Restore Habitat
posted 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

100% greenfield site admissibility

NC-v4.1 SSc2: Protect or Restore Habitat
posted by Carla Rincon on Feb 6, 2023, 10:06 am

Hello everyone, 

Can you help me clarify if a 100%...

Last reply: Talia Mamayek, Jan 2, 2024, 11:47 am

Restore Habitat Using Turf

NC-v4.1 SSc2: Protect or Restore Habitat
posted 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

Do non-contiguous habitat areas qualify?

NC-v4.1 SSc2: Protect or Restore Habitat
posted 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,...

Green area reserved for future building development

NC-v4.1 SSc2: Protect or Restore Habitat
posted 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

ECOREGION LEVEL III PLANT LISTS??

NC-v4.1 SSc2: Protect or Restore Habitat
posted 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

Soil tests no longer required?

NC-v4.1 SSc2: Protect or Restore Habitat
posted 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

Climate change and human-built landmasses

NC-v4.1 SSc2: Protect or Restore Habitat
posted 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...

How to exempt Athletic Fields?

NC-v4.1 SSc2: Protect or Restore Habitat
posted by Kristian Kicinski on Aug 5, 2021, 1:44 pm

Has there been any guidance posted on exactly how to measure athletic fields per this language: "Dedicated athletic fields that are solely for athletic uses are exempted from counting toward the...