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Withered grass
NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitatposted by Gustavo De las Heras Izquierdo on
Our client has planted a mixture of grass species in a vegetated area. Some of the species have withered and only one has remained and keeps growing.
Indoor plants planted in the ground
NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitatposted by Albert Sagrera on
Good afternoon, We are analyzing a building that in addition to having an outside green area and a green roof, will also have plants planted in the ground inside the building, without flowerpots.
SSc5.1 Disturbance Parameter Clarifications
NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitatposted by Hal Marvin on
I assume that stormwater drainage pipes and appurtenances count as utilities and will be allowed the 10 or 15 foot disturbance buffer depending on diameter?
Documentation requirements
NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitatposted by Erin Holdenried on
Hello, I have a project where a large area of existing forest, about 120 acres will be preserved. What kind of documentation is required for this credit?
Building Footprint
NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitatposted by Alejandro Macias on
For the calculation of the building footprint, if the project is located in a Previously developed area .Which area of the building footprint should I use?
Applying both Case 1 and Case 2 to our site?
NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitatposted by Shannon Terrell on
We have a site that is partially a greenfield and partially previously developed (remediated brownfield).
Is it possible to achieve this credit through plant troughs?
NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitatposted by Keerthi Ratnayake on
Dear All, We are currently working on a five storey office building and instead of going to a vegetated roof we are planning to have plant troughs all around the building in every level.
Defining "Footprint" when the Building is on a slope
NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitatposted by Amit Ahiel on
Our project is on a sloped site so the main entry (we call it "ground floor") in above another entry point where part of the building is embedded in the earth.
Protect Habitat on Campus
NC-2009 SSc5.1:Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitatposted by Marissa Hebert on
Our project is a large medical campus with multiple buildings on a greenfield site.