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ESC control: flat land, low water mantle and no drainage sewer

NC-2009 SSp1: Construction Activity Pollution Prevention
posted by marisol cano on Nov 1, 2010, 8:13 pm

Hello.
I’m doing a project in Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico. The terrain is completely flat and porous, the water table is 30 cm to 1 mt below the ground and there is no drainage sewer in the...

Last reply: Steve Loppnow, Dec 15, 2011, 7:23 pm

Cleared land- How to consider stockpilling?

NC-2009 SSp1: Construction Activity Pollution Prevention
posted by Gabriela Hernández Castillo on Dec 20, 2010, 11:36 pm

If a site has been bought with all vegetation removed by the previous owner the stockpiling will not longer be available because the site has been already clared-out of any existing vegetation,...

Last reply: Steve Loppnow, Dec 15, 2011, 7:18 pm

BMPs from Stormwater Management Manual for Western Washington

NC-2009 SSp1: Construction Activity Pollution Prevention
posted by Jutta Berns on May 24, 2011, 9:48 am

for SSp1 would it be acceptable to choose BMPs from the Stormwater Management Manual for Western Washington, which is referenced for the GIBp4 prerequisite in LEED Neighborhood Development? or do...

Last reply: Steve Loppnow, Dec 15, 2011, 6:40 pm

ESC Plan and CAPP Plan for Sloped Site

NC-2009 SSp1: Construction Activity Pollution Prevention
posted by Arub Vijay on Nov 8, 2011, 8:20 am

We have a Hotel project which will be constructed on a mountain with the whole site having a slope towards west. The 8 storied building is flush with the mountain such that only one or two sides...

Last reply: Steve Loppnow, Dec 15, 2011, 6:35 pm

Late implementation due to temporary cancelation of project

NC-2009 SSp1: Construction Activity Pollution Prevention
posted by Daniela Castro Salgado on Nov 15, 2011, 5:34 pm

Hi everyone! Here's a tricky one...
I am a little confused about the possibility of achieving SSp1 on a project. This project started grading activities on 2009 advancing about 50% of these...

Last reply: Steve Loppnow, Dec 15, 2011, 6:27 pm

stolen materials from dumpsters

CI-2009 MRc2: Construction Waste Management
posted by Philip Herriges on Aug 23, 2010, 6:09 pm

Our project is located in a nearby suburb of a very economically depressed city.

It is not uncommon to have copper stripped from live transformers and stolen from construction trailers...

Last reply: Jennifer Berthelot-Jelovic, Dec 15, 2011, 5:40 pm

Interior Lighting for 24 operation

NC-2009 SSc8: Light Pollution Reduction
posted by Erin Holdenried on Dec 15, 2011, 4:04 pm

Can compliance with the following requirement also be documented by proving (through interior lighting contour drawings) that less than 10% or the initial fixture lumens will be transmitted...

Combination of Steep-Slope and Low-Slope Roof

NC-2009 SSc7.2: Heat island effect - roof
posted by Tysa Tenebro on Apr 20, 2010, 8:56 am

We have a project that have steep-slope and low-slope roofs. What are the requirements for this credit SSc7.2? Am I going to follow with the low-slope:...

Last reply: Yetsuh Frank, Dec 15, 2011, 3:31 pm

emergency exterior lighting

NC-2009 SSc8: Light Pollution Reduction
posted by Iris Amdur on Dec 15, 2011, 2:58 pm

Are there any circumstances where emergency exterior lighting would be exempt from credit requirements?

Permeable Paving- "vegetated open space"

NC-2009 SSc5.2: Site development - maximize open space
posted by Lauren Sparandara on Mar 21, 2011, 3:50 pm

If our permeable paving has grass growing through it could that count as both hardscape for SSc7.1 and for vegetated open space in SSc5.2? We aren't achieving SSc2 so we cannot technically...

Last reply: Manny Iglesia, Dec 15, 2011, 2:17 pm