You are in luck. USGBC came out with a "Rating System Selection Policy" in January. Here is a direct link to it, and you can also...

"Provide dedicated bike lanes that extend at least to the end of the school property in 2 or more directions with no barriers (e.g., fences) on school property." This requirement seems vague in...

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Looking at the LEED submittal form for this credit I am really confused. Having assumed that this will be very easy with a constant volume system that works only with 100%...

The project that I am working on has one single waste hauler. As per NYC regulations all the trash and recycling are in separate bags, but other than that everything is sorted off site. We have...

A collegue of mine mentioned that a green roof and landscaping can be counted toward this credit. True/False?

Out west, we have a major environmental problem. Millions of acres of forests are dead due to beetles. The sustainable forest initiatives--and an absolutely defensive strategy--is to log these...

Can we claim the savings by using Grey water for flushing in this credit?

Dear all partner, would you like to explain to me this requirement for office building for our specific case. If our building have the response of building...

We have several portions of our site that are specified to be crushed limestone. I can't find an...

Yes, this credit does focus on efficiency, but does still allow the use of non-potable water. Notice that the rating system intent states "To increase water efficiency within buildings...." and...