We are considering three Innovation in Design credits for a supermarket in LEED 2009 for Retail: a Food Donation program to reduce solid waste; an in-store and online Education program; and a Green

The language for this case specifies open vegetated space "adjacent" to the building. Does adjacent mean next to the building or can it be vegetated open space near to the building as well?

The LEED NC for Retail rating system indicates a baseline performance of 1.6 gallons per flush (gpf) for all water closets except blow out fixtures, which are assigned a baseline performance of 3.5

In approach 2 inside the option 3 of this credit we had some uncertainties on how we could proceed with the survey and sampling process.

Can this credit, or MRc5, be attempted without CSI Division 12 Materials Cost or Furniture items included? The Furniture was not in the Architect's or the Contractor's scope of work.

ASHRAE's table G3.1, section 5(a), states the baseline model should not shade itself.

If a project is implementing a trash compactor as an alternate method, will this comply with the prerrequisite requirements?

We are working on a phased construction project for the (major) renovation of a small single-story City owned recreation center (+/- 1200 sf) and associated site improvements.

My client was late in committing to LEED for an interior renovation, so is this prerequisite achievable if commissioning was not incorporated into the project until the construction phase?

Our site is located in a new development that does not have public transit servicing it currently, but there are future plans to add a route here.