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FIGURE 2.5.2 Landscaped area with native and adapted plants at Cox and Dinkins, Engineers
and Surveyors, Columbia, S.C. (Photograph taken June 2007.)
Figure 2.5.2 shows some examples of native and adapted plants that were used in a
landscape bed in Columbia, S.C.
SS Credit 5.2: Site Development—Maximize Open Space
USGBC Rating System
SSc5.2 is worth one point in LEED 2009 and one point in LEED 2.2. LEED-NC 2.2 lists
the Intent, Requirements, and Potential Technologies and Strategies for this credit as
follows and is similar to LEED 2009 with modifications as noted:
Intent
Provide a high ratio of open space to development footprint to promote biodiversity.
Requirements
LEED 2009 CASE 1:
Reduce the development footprint (defined as the total area of the building footprint,
hardscape, access roads and parking) and/or provide vegetated open space within the
project boundary to exceed the local zoning’s open-space requirement for the site by 25%.
