Do we need a formal Phase I assessment for a school remodeling project (major renovation)? The school site was a greenfield site when it was originally constructed approximately 50 years ago.

Hi, The Owner is constructing a tower with high end tenants on the his scope.

I am going to be modeling a building that plans on buying landfill gas to burn in boilers which will contribute to EAc2.

In our new project we provide 65 parking lots. To achieve the credit requirements we must provide 4 parking lots for low emitting vehicles. We provide 3 special parking lots for SMART cars.

To see which credits are Design and which are Construction, go to the individual LEED certification credit pages on LEEDuser, click on the "Documentation Toolkit" tab, a

I'm starting a new project on a bar and grill this is seeking LEED silver. I'm a little confused on how a restaurant would achieve this credit.

The latest version of LEED NC & CS v3.0 Addenda incorporates changes and improvements to LEED 2009 resources. However there are some considerations that were not clear.

Tristan, Is it possible to show a sample calc for credit 7.1. I am not sure how to calculate this and would welcome any insights as to how about providing this calculation.

I've not seen a breakdown by credit, as it can vary widely by the strategy pursued and experience of the team, but there's a related discussion of this question over at http://www.leeduser.com/topi

To clarify: 1.) Can I use a combination of underground parking stalls AND light colored pavement (SRI - 35 typical new gray concrete) AND landscape (tree) shading to achieve this point?