Once you have outlined your LEED project boundary, determined your project’s open space zoning requirements, and know whether or not you are achieving SSc2, then you can begin incorporating the required amount of open space into the design.Option 1:

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Once you have outlined your LEED project boundary, determined your project’s open space zoning requirements, and know whether or not you are achieving SSc2, then you can begin incorporating the required amount of open space into the design.

Discuss the potential for future build-out, consider making sure the areas delineated as open space for credit compliance will not be compromised in the future. 

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Discuss the potential for future build-out, consider making sure the areas delineated as open space for credit compliance will not be compromised in the future. 

Research your site’s zoning requirements to see if you are required to provide open space; this will help you determine how much open space is required for credit compliance. The compliance path you follow is not open to choice—it depends strictly upon yo

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Research your site’s zoning requirements to see if you are required to provide open space; this will help you determine how much open space is required for credit compliance. The compliance path you follow is not open to choice—it depends strictly upon your local zoning regulations.

Provide the total site area restored or protected, total site area (including the building footprint), the building footprint, a site plan showing all natural areas contributing to credit compliance and a copy of the landscape plan showing the resorted ar

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Provide the total site area restored or protected, total site area (including the building footprint), the building footprint, a site plan showing all natural areas contributing to credit compliance and a copy of the landscape plan showing the restored area and plantings used.  

 
Upload documentation to LEED Online after construction activities have ended:Upload construction documents that show your site’s limited disturbance boundaries for credit compliance.Provide project site area, building footprint area, and a nar

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Upload documentation to LEED Online after construction activities have ended:

Upload construction documents that show your site’s limited disturbance boundaries for credit compliance.

Provide project site area, building footprint area, and a narrative on the approach taken. 

Will your project earn SSc2: Development Density and Community Connectivity? If so, you can include in your calculations the area of a green roof that contains native or adapted species. 

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Will your project earn SSc2: Development Density and Community Connectivity? If so, you can include in your calculations the area of a green roof that contains native or adapted species. 

Turf grass is an example of a monoculture species. Monoculture plantings are essentially the opposite of a biologically diverse landscape, where only one species is planted over an extensive area. 

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Turf grass is an example of a monoculture species. Monoculture plantings are essentially the opposite of a biologically diverse landscape, where only one species is planted over an extensive area. 

Calculate the rough site area that you’ll need to restore. Determine the area that 50% of your site (minus building footprint) will be. Will this be feasible under the rough design? 

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Calculate the rough site area that you’ll need to restore. Determine the area that 50% of your site (minus building footprint) will be. Will this be feasible under the rough design? 

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