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NC-2009 SSc6.2: Stormwater Design—Quality Control
We are pursuing this credit for a new building on an existing corporate campus, Initial review came back and said we had to demonstrate treatment for entire campus flows, not just project site flows. Has anyone else had this interpretation?
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Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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September 28, 2010 - 10:37 pm
The LEED application guide for campuses states that:"A master planning approach to storm water management and overall impervious surface management that is campus-wide or based on the local watershed is preferred over stormwater management planning limited to one project site at a time."I can't speak to whether reviewers are always asking for this, but it does seem to be a clear policy preference for LEED.
Kirsten Ritchie
Director of Sustainable DesignGensler
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October 5, 2010 - 3:54 pm
Tristan - Thanks for the insight. I did find a case where Harvard was able to get this credit via an alternative compliance path, demonstrating that while they did not meet the strict interpretation of the criteria for the entire campus, they achieve the improvements in each of the desired areas:
- reducing impervious cover,
- increasing on-site infiltration,
- eliminating sources of contaminants, and
- removing pollutants from stormwater
Here's the link to their credit submittal:
http://green.harvard.edu/theresource/leed-submit/nc/documents/10_Akron_S...