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Comment by Baskar G on June 2, 2010 at 8:54pm

Here in india, i do not think how much points or requiremrnt is fulfilled as per LEED USA, but green building is done in india on based on india green building council .
explain more about your projects about commerical/ factory/ park /residentials.

Comment by Susannah on June 2, 2010 at 7:48am

Does anybody have any experience with LEED projects in India? We are working on a possible LEED ND project in Tamil Nadu and I'm not sure how some of the US requirements will transfer over there. Is the USGBC pretty amenable to adjusting the prerequisites based on differences in infrastructure systems?

Comment by anjali kumthekar on May 5, 2010 at 11:50pm

Hi, I am practising in India, Pune ...working towards better and sustainable work......one of my projects is having a high water table, its a commercial building with large parking lots and pavements........taking recharge pits make no sense....sometimes need to pump water around the basements !!......Anyone can guide me here?

Comment by Geoffrey Katz on March 12, 2010 at 2:01pm

Hello all. Group members in the San Francisco Bay Area may be interested to know about this upcoming course at UC Berkeley Extension in SF "LEED for Landscape Architects". Begins March 25. Looks at stormwater design, planting native plant communities, open-ended ecological systems, sustainable materials, energy-efficient exterior lighting design, water-efficient irrigation. Also LEED and other green building rating systems, and state and municipal green building codes. More at http://extension.berkeley.edu/cat/course2200.html.

Comment by Oona on February 19, 2010 at 5:28pm

A webcast from USGBC that addressees credentialing titled: "I'm Enrolled, Now what?" on Monday, March 1st 1-2:30pm ET.

TOPIC: To help you make the most of your new credential and your credential maintenance, we are providing a webcast on your next steps including how to find and select activities to maintain your credential. This webcast will provide explanations and examples of each activity type, how to report them, and much more.
****The webcast will be available live for the first 200 people who register. Register now! It also will be recorded and available afterward on www.gbci.org.****

Comment by Oona on February 19, 2010 at 5:23pm

Thank you Eric for your feedback - invaluable information since many have been asking about the LEED GA exam.

Comment by Eric Shepley on February 19, 2010 at 2:02pm

Just sat for the GA Exam and passed on the first attempt. It's definitely distilled down from the old version of the exams. From my perspective the LEED GA is a great credential for LAs to have the distinction, but without having to go through the specialty portions that are beyond our typical work. Sustainable Sites is where I'm placing my emphasis.

Comment by Matthew Schafer on February 16, 2010 at 11:50am

That's fantastic to know USGBC is taking SiTES seriously. Alot of fellow designers have been very concerned about how SITES and LEED will integrate or if any integration will take place at all!?!?! There are so many great things about SITES that it would be a shame for LEED to miss. Thanks for the note, Heather!

Comment by Heather L. Venhaus on February 16, 2010 at 11:46am

Hey Folks! Just a quick note to say hello and introduce myself. After completing the 2009 report, I resigned as project manager of the Sustainable Sites Initiative to pursue other opportunities and spend more time with my 7 month old son. I am currently working with the USGBC as a subject matter expert to incorporate portions of the Sustainable Sites Initiative into LEED. I am happy to report that the SS TAG is seriously looking at several Sites pre-requisites and credits and we will hopefully see components of the Initiative in new or revised LEED credits released for public comment this summer. It will be very important for practitioners testing these practices to participate in the comment period and provide real world/project based feedback. I look forward to learning more from you!

Comment by Geoffrey Katz on January 25, 2010 at 1:12pm

Naomi and all
There is a good image of parking lot curbs with cuts at regular intervals in Tom Low’s Light Imprint Handbook on line at http://www.lightimprint.org/G_principles.pdf page 126. The caption reads “This conventionally engineered suburban parking lot has excessive and costly infrastructure to support its rain garden.” Sometimes the volume of vehicular traffic demands that kind of engineering, but the curb cuts get you a step ahead in increasing on-site infiltration.

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