I understand that turf is not compliant "native and adaptive ", but is there an exception for using Grasscrete for the fire lane instead of paving? Can we exclude this from our calculations to achieve this credit? it provides for a more pervious solution to the fire lane requirement.
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Susan Walter
HDRLEEDuser Expert
1296 thumbs up
June 22, 2011 - 9:22 am
Are you taking advantage of the Grasscrete in other SS credits? I think the only way out is to consider it paving but doubt that declaring it paving would really pass review. Have you attempted to find native turf grasses that would work?
Norma Lehman
PrincipalThe Beck Group
133 thumbs up
June 22, 2011 - 10:08 am
it's my understanding that no turf grass is considered native. do you have other information?
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
11478 thumbs up
June 23, 2011 - 12:10 pm
Typical turf grass—monoculture Kentucky blue grass—is not considered native. But depending on your location, you may be able to find a mix of grasses that would satisfy the LEED requirement.