Hi all,
We have a project which is going to have vertical gardens with native and adapted plants on the building walls. Can we count these areas for the credit compliance?
Thank you
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Calie Gihl
Design EngineerLEEDuser Expert
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November 26, 2017 - 1:27 pm
Hi Magda,
This sounds like a really innovative idea! I have not seen this before, but my best guess would be that it follows the same rules as a vegetated roof surface. Does your project have a FAR of 1.5? Can you still meet the criteria for restored soil?
If you are doing a preliminary design review, and they don't approve this as the credit, you will still have time to make up the points with another credit. However, if you're worried, you could consider submitting a CIR.