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Meaning of HARDSCAPE in LEED projects

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posted by Praveen Sagayaraj on Jun 5, 2020, 3:22 am

I'm very new to LEED terminologies. I'm preparing for LEED Green Associate exam. I'm stuck with the definition of hardscape. What does HRADSCAPE exactly refer to? In the USGBC Glossary it has...

Last reply: emily reese moody, Jun 12, 2020, 1:56 am

Roof with Varying Slopes

NC-v4 SSc5: Heat Island Reduction
posted by Senna Sabir on May 3, 2020, 5:47 am

Hi everyone 

How do you deal with rooftops with undulating designs? We current have a project whose roof varies in slope (Portion A has a slope of 3:12, Portion B has a slope of 7:12, ...

Last reply: Senna Sabir, May 5, 2020, 8:10 am

Parking Under Cover and SRI Requirement

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posted by Summer on Oct 9, 2019, 4:35 am

Hi,

Our project have a 100% parking space under cover which means we are okay with option 2. Do we need to comply with...

Last reply: Eric Anderson, Mar 23, 2020, 1:22 pm

roof under ventilation ducts and glass overhang

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posted by Agnieszka Rylska on Dec 12, 2019, 5:34 am

I have two questions regarding heat island reduction credit:

1. I would like to confirm if in LEEDv4...

Last reply: emily reese moody, Feb 13, 2020, 1:15 am

Does the independent lab we use need to be accredited for compliance with ISO/IEC Standard 17025?

NC-v4 SSc5: Heat Island Reduction
posted by Ashley O'Neill on Oct 31, 2018, 2:03 pm

Will a testing report be rejected if the lab follows CRRC-1 but is not an ISO/IEC Standard 17025 lab?

Last reply: emily reese moody, Jul 30, 2019, 6:16 pm

Other Buildings within LEED Boundary

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posted by Max Krueger on May 9, 2019, 3:40 pm

Should other buildings within the LEED boundary be counted towards this credit? These existing buildings will not be getting certified.

SSc5 Option 1: Non Roof component solely meeting criteria but satistfies required EQUATION Values

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posted by Olawale Taiwo on Feb 19, 2019, 9:48 pm

OPTION 1. Non-Roof and Roof (2 Points)

In this reference per the Reference Guide the criteria given is an equation referencing a higher value of the three variables (Non-Roof, High...

Last reply: emily reese moody, Mar 12, 2019, 9:51 pm

Are Parking areas for Buses and Taxis included in Option 2

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posted by Stephan Zweig on Feb 21, 2019, 5:46 am

Hello to all,

Do you  have any suggestion if I have to include for Option 2 of heat island  reduction credit the following:

1) Parking lots for Buses?

2) Taxis waiting areas...

Last reply: emily reese moody, Mar 12, 2019, 9:31 pm

Zero Lot line project and Heat Island Reduction

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posted by Stephan Zweig on Feb 27, 2019, 3:18 am

Hello to all,

I have a zero...

Portion of gound level paving under building

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posted by Tilly Ford on Feb 15, 2018, 7:10 pm

Hi,

I have a building for which the ground level steps back and therefore the paving is shading by the building itself. I can't quite tell how to account for this, is it either:

a....

Last reply: Olawale Taiwo, Feb 14, 2019, 12:18 pm