Project Check List - for New Construction and Major Renovations for LEED
Today's Post will be about LEED Sustainable Sites Category a possible 14 Points for projects
SS Prerequisite 1 - Construction Activity Pollution Prevention
SS Prerequisite 1 require that the construction and design team should have the least impact as possible to the existing site in terms of soil erosion, water sedimentation and air borne dust that finds it way to other properties affecting neighboring properties and building performance as well as air quality.
Construction General Permit (CGP) outlines procedures for Phase 1 & Phase 2 of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program.
Please feel free to learn more about these LEED reference specs. to learn more about the requirements and meeting SS Prerequisite 1 - LEED credit.
Below you will find a link on the EPA CGP
Architects, Owners, and Site Engineers need to implement a spec. and drawings that reflect an Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan during early in the design phase for planning a project.
Some items to introduce would be temporary and permanent seeding, Mulching, Earth Dikes, Silt fencing, sediment traps and sediment basins. All this helps.
As you will find in many different areas of the LEED point system very particular spec. and procedures are reference in the Credit allocation for a LEED Certified project to receive credit.
LEED talks about pre planning requirements as well as observing the process as well as documenting the effectiveness of the project after completion. Looking at system performance and well as energy consumption.
It is soup to nuts review of your project.
Cradle to Grave or should I say
Womb to Decomposition
or perhaps LEED conceptually is reviewing pre Womb selection process.
The best site for your project then build. That is what SS category is defining here.
We will explore other areas of the SS soon.
Eric
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