Hi I have a question about this description: pedestrian-oriented hardscape areas can contribute to credit compliance.

Our project is a building that literally crosses another building. It consists of a 40 stories building (the LEED building) that comes out of a 3 stories mall (not applying for certification.

Can green/grass pavers comply towards maximum open space credit? Can we consider 25% percentage of grass paver area as vegetated area and other 75% as pedestrian oriented hardscape area? Please a

Im working on a project in the pre design phase with the following spaces.

I'm working on a project in an urban space that have Local Zoning Ordinance.

I'm working on a CS project (v2009) and I have a question concerning the definition of vegetated areas/roofs and the compliance with SSc5.2, SSc7.1, SSc7.2, etc.: Do ruderal vegetation areas (so no

The building has a few terraces on different roof levels of different floors. Do terraces count as open space? They will be accessible

We have a shopping center located in an semi Urban area, in which there is no local zoning requirement.

We are working on a project that includes a building and open space surrounding it.

Does pedestrian areas located in the roofs count as open space?