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Created on LEED Interpretation

ID#

li-5452

Credit NameSSc7.1 - Landscape and exterior design to reduce heat islands - non-roof
Credit CategorySustainable sites
International ApplicableNo

Rating System

LEED BD+C: New Construction

Rating System Version

v2 - LEED 2.0

Inquiry

Our team has selected to provide shading on the non-roof impervious site surfaces to achieve this credit. Our question relates to calculating the percentage of shaded area. Shade for the site will be created by tree canopy. Our LEED/environmental consultant has suggested the strategy of calculating the canopy area as it shades directly down (plan view of tree canopy) to determine shaded area per tree. We have designed 1

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