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Land Trusts and Land Use Restriction Agreements

CS-2009 SSc5.1: Site development - protect or restore habitat
posted by Colin Twohig on Aug 28, 2013, 10:23 pm

We have a project that is going for LEED Core and Sheel v2009 certification in a densely populated urban area and needs to pursue some form of contractual interaction with a...

Last reply: Theresa Backhus, Jul 28, 2014, 12:34 pm

Vegetated area requirement

CS-2009 SSc5.1: Site development - protect or restore habitat
posted by JOHN BURNETT on Mar 13, 2014, 12:14 am

Hello, I am working on a project in China. According to local standards, only area with 600mm (approx. 24 inch) soil depth can be counted as "vegetated area", do LEED has the same requirement...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Jul 26, 2014, 12:07 pm

Undeveloped vs. Greenfield

CS-2009 SSc5.1: Site development - protect or restore habitat
posted by Michelle Rosenberger on Jan 8, 2014, 1:27 pm

One of our warehouse projects is the fifth phase of an existing development. Our project is basically infill on a site already served by infrastructure and is bordered on two sides by industrial...

Last reply: Michelle Rosenberger, Jan 28, 2014, 1:07 pm

Building Footprint

CS-2009 SSc5.1: Site development - protect or restore habitat
posted by Marcela Larrain on May 29, 2013, 3:37 pm

In our Project we have an underground floor with retail program that has a larger projection that the ground floor which is also retail.
The underground floor area is the same as the LEED...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Nov 4, 2013, 1:41 pm

Greenfield Site

CS-2009 SSc5.1: Site development - protect or restore habitat
posted by Maya Karkour on Nov 4, 2013, 3:43 am

Hello,
Our project is a...

Last reply: Maya Karkour, Nov 4, 2013, 10:09 am

Open bottom planters

CS-2009 SSc5.1: Site development - protect or restore habitat
posted by Michael E. Edmonds-Bauer on Apr 13, 2013, 3:50 pm

Reading the missing manuals I saw that planters can contribute to credit compliance as long as they are open bottom.

By language barriers we do not fully understand the difference betweet...

Last reply: Mike D, Jul 10, 2013, 11:13 am

Incorporating LEED interpretation to SSc5.1

CS-2009 SSc5.1: Site development - protect or restore habitat
posted by Phil Meyer on Jan 29, 2013, 10:54 am

Hi all,

I have a question regarding a recent LEED interpretation citing SSc5.1. The interpretation basically states that in order for green roofs to count towards this credit, they must...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Mar 22, 2013, 12:40 am

Off-site Native Vegetation

CS-2009 SSc5.1: Site development - protect or restore habitat
posted by Phil Meyer on Jan 31, 2013, 10:51 am

Can anyone clarify how we can achieve SSc5.1 through the use of off-site native vegetation? Do we use an alternative compliance approach and submit forms from LEED...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Jan 31, 2013, 10:15 pm

Green Walls

CS-2009 SSc5.1: Site development - protect or restore habitat
posted by Marcio Alberto Casado Pereira on Jan 11, 2013, 1:00 pm

Hi all!

Can I get any benefit from having green walls in my project, for the purpose of this credit?

P.S: It is a Previously Developed Area.

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Jan 29, 2013, 11:15 am

Building footprint definition

CS-2009 SSc5.1: Site development - protect or restore habitat
posted by Ricardo Sá on Dec 4, 2012, 1:17 pm

According to the LEEDuser glossary, «building footprint is the area on a project site used by the building...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Dec 14, 2012, 2:08 pm