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As part of our contract with the off-site property owner we will provide labor services to help restore/maintain the site. Does this work need to be performed and completed before the performance period begins, so that the restored habitat is in place ove

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EBOM-2009 SSc5:Site Development—Protect or Restore Open Habitat

5% path

Andres Giraldo

Project Manager

PowerSeal Pipeline Products Corp.

LEEDuser Basic Member

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September 12, 2014

How can we set the form to achieve the 5% of the total site area as described in the reference guide. Because in LEED online, it's the 25% path set as default.

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Trista Brown

Project Director

WSP USA

LEEDuser Basic Member

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Tue, 10/28/2014 - 21:18

Hi Maximiliano, Unfortunately the form isn't able to accommodate this. I recommend creating an Excel spreadsheet showing the area required by the 25% path and the 5% path so that the reviewer can confirm that the 5% path is the greater of the two options (as the credit requires). Then I would also include a calculation showing that your native/adapted area meets the 5% path, since the form isn't able to show that. And be sure to upload an excel version rather than a PDF so the reviewer can check out your work. Hope this helps!

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