Rating System

LEED BD+C: New Construction, LEED BD+C: Core and Shell, LEED BD+C: Schools

Rating System Version

v3 - LEED 2009, v2 - Schools 2007, v2 - LEED 2.2, v2 - LEED 2.0

Inquiry

Our project is being constructed for a division of the Department of Homeland Security. It has been requested that a pole be added to display an American flag. The client wishes the flag be flown 24 hours a day, which requires lighting per Federal Flag Code, Sec 2 a. There have been several previous credit interpretations and rulings mentioning uplighting for flags, but not one that directly addresses this issue. Our request is the following: Is it acceptable to utilize uplighting for the purpose of lighting the American flag at night?