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EBOM-2009 SSc5: Site development - protect or restore open habitat
posted by Varun Chandra on May 4, 2020, 8:54 am

Hello, we have a project that is looking to acheieve SSc5 by signing a contract with a thrid-party conservationist. We have numbers from TNC but need required to collect 2 more quotes. Are there...

Last reply: Trista Brown, May 26, 2020, 6:43 pm

SSc5 Offsite Restoration Contract/Performance Period

EBOM-2009 SSc5: Site development - protect or restore open habitat
posted by Randi Davis on May 24, 2017, 2:58 pm

The performance period for our project is only 90 days. Does the contract for SSc5 offisite land restoration need to be longer than the performance period (such as a 1 yr contract) or can we...

Last reply: Trista Brown, May 26, 2020, 3:54 pm

How to calculate the open habitat area related to Tree canopy and monoculture planting

EBOM-2009 SSc5: Site development - protect or restore open habitat
posted by Xinrong Zhao on Oct 25, 2017, 6:02 am

Hi,

My project recently received the commets:

"It appears that the area of tree canopy has been included as compliant in the credit calculations. According to
...

Last reply: Trista Brown, Nov 20, 2017, 7:23 pm

Performance Period for Recertification

EBOM-2009 SSc5: Site development - protect or restore open habitat
posted by Frances Yang on Jul 20, 2015, 1:44 pm

For EBOM...

Last reply: AtSite Inc, Dec 14, 2016, 12:40 pm

Off-site area counted for two LEED projects

EBOM-2009 SSc5: Site development - protect or restore open habitat
posted by Anna Korinkova on May 28, 2015, 7:01 am

There are two buildings to be certified, the same Owner, located on the same campus. Each building is registered as a single building for LEED certification (LEED Campus is not approached)....

Last reply: Karin Miller, Jun 2, 2015, 3:16 pm

Measurement doubt

EBOM-2009 SSc5: Site development - protect or restore open habitat
posted by Andres Giraldo on Aug 27, 2014, 1:47 pm

We have large area of natural landscape with vegetative and adapted vegetation in certain percent of it. Our problem is that we are not sure about the requirements to have a valid area with...

Last reply: Trista Brown, Dec 11, 2014, 12:36 pm

Invasive species removal service project

EBOM-2009 SSc5: Site development - protect or restore open habitat
posted by AtSite Inc on Jul 2, 2014, 3:47 pm

We are thinking of organizing an annual service project to remove invasive species in a nearby park to comply with SSc5. I'm not sure that planting new plants would also be done along with a...

Last reply: Trista Brown, Dec 11, 2014, 12:02 pm

5% path

EBOM-2009 SSc5: Site development - protect or restore open habitat
posted by Andres Giraldo on Sep 12, 2014, 12:09 pm

How can we set the form to achieve the 5% of the total site area as described in the reference guide. Because in LEED online, it's the 25% path set as default.

Last reply: Trista Brown, Oct 28, 2014, 5:18 pm

Would Land/Dirt that is Just Left Alone Be Counted?

EBOM-2009 SSc5: Site development - protect or restore open habitat
posted by Michelle Bracewell-Musson on Aug 24, 2014, 8:33 pm

I have been wondering if land that is completely left alone, not watered, without any vegetation other than what one would find on cleared desert land, would count? Basically, to plant...

Last reply: AtSite Inc, Aug 27, 2014, 11:21 am

Open habitad- huge backyard

EBOM-2009 SSc5: Site development - protect or restore open habitat
posted by Andres Giraldo on Mar 13, 2014, 12:40 pm

Hi, our project is classify as Industrial-manufacturing facility. I am wondering about the good and bad consequences of include the backyard in the project boundary. The backyard area of our...

Last reply: Trista Brown, Apr 15, 2014, 12:24 pm