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Asphalt Shingles and Aged Solar Reflectance

NC-2009 SSc7.2: Heat island effect - roof
posted by Sonrisa Lucero on Jul 20, 2011, 7:22 pm

Has anyone ever used the aged or 3 - year solar reflectance value instead of the the initial reflectance? The shingle we are considering for a job does not meet the...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Sep 2, 2011, 10:10 am

Is SS c7.2 actually a Construction Credit?

NC-2009 SSc7.2: Heat island effect - roof
posted by Kim Shinn on Apr 22, 2010, 5:56 pm

During design review, request for additional information on actual installed materials.

I upload the specification section showing requirement for...

Last reply: Susann Geithner, Aug 23, 2011, 9:51 am

Green Roof Installation Timing

NC-2009 SSc7.2: Heat island effect - roof
posted by Jeremy Knoll on Aug 10, 2011, 4:07 pm

I am working on a green roof in St. Louis, MO which is due to be complete by October. We are having difficulty getting plant cuttings from local nursuries, as the planting window is so short for...

Last reply: Susann Geithner, Aug 11, 2011, 1:44 pm

Compliance of Clay tiles

NC-2009 SSc7.2: Heat island effect - roof
posted by Udana Ratnayake on Jul 4, 2011, 12:16 pm

We are working on a Hotel project in Sri Lanka and planning to obtain LEED certification for the facility. Hotel is to be constructed as chalets and the project team has decided to use red color...

Last reply: Louise Schlatter, Jul 5, 2011, 1:54 pm

Shading from trees planted on roof

NC-2009 SSc7.2: Heat island effect - roof
posted by Rob Hink on Jun 29, 2011, 2:56 pm

We are designing a building with a "garden lounge" on the roof. The roof will have 3 large canopy trees that will shade a significant portion of the roof. The project is in South Florida so the...

Last reply: Susann Geithner, Jul 5, 2011, 1:20 pm

Transportation Canopies

NC-2009 SSc7.2: Heat island effect - roof
posted by Aliesa Adelman on Mar 15, 2011, 4:05 pm

We have a project where caopies at an intermodal station are considered a roof system by code yet are not attached to the facility and do not fall under the LEED definition of a roof. Moving...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Mar 28, 2011, 10:09 pm

Calculating a Dome

NC-2009 SSc7.2: Heat island effect - roof
posted by Norma Lehman on Feb 22, 2011, 10:48 pm

We have a roof that consists of a flat roof with a dome.
How do we calculate the dome area since some of the surface area is actually the "sides" of the dome. How much of the dome is...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Feb 23, 2011, 8:00 pm

can pavers around the green roof be counted as vegetated area?

NC-2009 SSc7.2: Heat island effect - roof
posted by yongmei gao on Feb 11, 2011, 12:21 pm

Our project has green roof around 28,000sqf on the total 68,000...

Last reply: yongmei gao, Feb 11, 2011, 1:49 pm

Areas between PV panels and mech equipment

NC-2009 SSc7.2: Heat island effect - roof
posted by R Jones on Feb 4, 2011, 12:03 pm

I see that there are rulings about not including...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Feb 7, 2011, 9:39 pm

Sedum plants vs. native plants and irrigation

NC-2009 SSc7.2: Heat island effect - roof
posted by Aliesa Adelman on Jan 13, 2011, 10:16 am

If pursuing this credit only, not 5.1 or 5.2, does the vegetation for a green roof need to be native/adaptive. We would like to use an extensive or ultra extensive roof with sedums and grasses,...

Last reply: Susan Walter, Jan 13, 2011, 4:39 pm