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less reflective roof surface desireable

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posted by emily reese moody on Jun 20, 2017, 7:57 pm

Summer Minchew Managing Partner Ecoimpact Consulting LEEDuser Expert 151 thumbs up June 22, 2017- 7:39 am I would suggest, as discussed within the LEED v3 forum on this topic, that not all LEED credits are feasible for all projects. It sounds like the roof component of this credit is not feasible for your project as high SRI values indicated within the credit language are prescriptive. Log in or register to post comments emily reese moody Sustainability Director, Certifications & Compliance Jacobs LEEDuser Expert 417 thumbs up April 24, 2018- 3:49 pm I contacted GBCI to be sure (trying to get...

Last reply: emily reese moody, Apr 24, 2018, 3:49 pm

High-Reflectance Roof

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posted by Cora Kenrick on Apr 6, 2018, 4:44 pm

Hi Fellow LEED Users,

Am I correct in saying that for a High-Reflectance Roof, a roof full of PV can not be consider? As...

Last reply: emily reese moody, Apr 10, 2018, 10:36 pm

Credit for minimizing hardscape

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posted by Bret Mantyk on Mar 27, 2018, 2:23 pm

Is there anyway to claim credit for having a lot of vegetated landscapes on a project - which meets the intent of reducing heat islands? It appears the way the calculations are structured at...

Last reply: Deborah Lucking, Mar 28, 2018, 11:30 am

Roof Top Patio

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posted by Irene Chung on Jun 6, 2017, 1:23 pm

Hello,

1/4 of my project's...

Last reply: Lise Dannesboe, Jan 11, 2018, 7:31 am

Motorcycle spaces

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posted by Manoj KS on Jan 3, 2018, 6:08 am

Motorbike spaces are excluded from total parking calc. in LT category (reduced paking footprint) but are included when calculating for underground parking in SS-...

Last reply: Paula Melton, Jan 4, 2018, 2:19 pm

Ground level surface with underground spaces below

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posted by Ricardo Sá on Dec 18, 2017, 2:03 pm

An area located at ground level that has a parking garage below (underground) should be considered landscape/hardscape or roof? And if the area below (underground) is occupied (e.g., a conference...

Last reply: Deborah Lucking, Dec 21, 2017, 5:29 pm

Using Default Roof Material SRI values

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posted by Lauren Sparandara on Dec 11, 2017, 1:42 pm

Hello - I noticed that there are default...

Last reply: Landry Watson, Dec 14, 2017, 12:25 pm

The parking is Under the building

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posted by Radwa Amin on Feb 10, 2015, 10:05 am

Hi,
Our project is having the parking in the basement floors, makes it all covered.

My question is about the parking roof; in our case the roof shall be the "ground floor" and won't...

Last reply: Kimberly Schlaepfer, Nov 3, 2017, 3:50 pm

Concrete pavers on roof

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posted by Max Zayika on Oct 30, 2017, 10:13 am

Dear All,

I have a project that's located in Europe. The buiding will have an accessible roof terrace which will be paved with white concrete pavers. The manufacturer does not offer any...

Last reply: Max Zayika, Nov 2, 2017, 5:53 am

Glass Roof Above Stairwell

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posted by Lucas Ozols-Mongeau on Sep 18, 2017, 4:36 pm

We are currently designing a new construction project that will have a glass roof above a stairwell shaft. Given that skylights are excluded from applicable...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Sep 19, 2017, 9:05 am