Clarification - 5% of Site Area as Landscape.

Balaji kasiviswanathan

Architect - Sustainability & LEED

Middle East Centre for Sustainable Development

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August 31, 2009

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Joshua Radoff

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Specialization Lead, MENV

University of Colorado Boulder

LEEDuser Expert

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Tue, 09/01/2009 - 01:11

This caveat applies to all project types, whether you've got a zero lot line site or a sprawling parking lot. The intent here, I believe, is to improve over the previous version of LEED, that didn't stipulate how much landscaping you needed to get the credit. So in theory, with the older system, you could have one planter, irrigate it efficiently, and get the credit. Now there is a minimum amount of site area that needs to be vegetated to qualify.

Sundararaj Subburaman

LEEDuser Basic Member

86 thumbs up

Tue, 08/30/2011 - 06:59

Irrigation Efficiency for manual irrigation: Hi, i am working on a project that do not use any efficient irrigation system such as drip & sprinkler as the project falls in highly rainfall prone area. I am not sure what willl be the irrigation efficiency to be considered for manual irrigation as the Leed reference guide do not have these details. Can a assume an irrigation efficiency of 30 % for manual irrigation?

Susann Geithner

Principal

Emerald Built Environments

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900 thumbs up

Wed, 08/31/2011 - 17:18

I'm not sure I understand you situation correctly. So you have a building in an area with lots of natural rainfall and you only water it with a hose or a can on a as needed basis? Could you please describe your situation a little further?

Nelina Loiselle

Above Green

LEEDuser Basic Member

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Wed, 02/15/2012 - 21:27

I understand minimum of 5% of the site area has to be landscaped. Does sod count as landscaping towards that 5%?

Susann Geithner

Principal

Emerald Built Environments

LEEDuser Basic Member

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Wed, 03/14/2012 - 18:27

If this is just the substance on which turf could grow and it''s not actually a living growing vegetation, than the answer is no. If you mean turf, grass, when yes, that is vegetation.