Rating System

LEED BD+C: New Construction

Rating System Version

v2 - LEED 2.2

Inquiry

The new child care center building is situated on a tight urban site in a decommissioned park that may or may not have been built on in the past. To incorporate microdetention throughout, bioswales integrated with the landscape have been fit into the building lot to absorb run-off from both the building roof and other impervious surfaces. The grading necessary to integrate the bioswales extends beyond the 40\' site disturbance limit (see plan with swales and limit lines) however the only vegetation on site is a non-native grass and the native species landscaping plan will be a tremendous upgrade and improvement. (please see shading plan that is being revised at the moment to show the correct shading) We maintain that this approach does meet the intent of the credit point "to conserve existing natural areas and restore damaged areas to provide habitat and promote biodiversity". The question is does the incorporation of the landscaped bioswales violate the 40\' site disturbance limitation?