LEED CREDITS LEED for New Construction Sustainable Sites SSp1 SSc1 SSc2 SSc3 SSc4.1 SSc4.2 SSc4.3 SSc4.4 SSc5.1 SSc5.2 SSc6.1 SSc6.2 SSc7.1 SSc7.2 SSc8 Water Efficiency Energy and Atmosphere Materials and Resources Indoor Environmental Quality Innovation and Design Process LEED for Core and Shell LEED for Commercial Interiors LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance LEED for Schools

Heat Island Effect—Roof

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LEED for New Construction SSc7.2
LEED for Core and Shell SSc7.2
LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance SSc7.2
LEED for Schools SSc7.2

Projects earn a point by using roofing that either has a high Solar Reflectance Index or is vegetated (green roof).

This is an unofficial summary for general information only.

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By CSI Division, Section

• 07: Thermal and Moisture Protection (4 Sections, 25 Products)

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	Tax Credit Promotes Green Roofs in NYC EBN: Newsbrief - December 2008		Solar Reflectance Index and Cool Roofs EBN: BackPage Primer - January 2008
	2006 Green Roof Awards of Excellence EBN: Awards & Competitions - June 2006		2005 Green Roof Awards of Excellence EBN: Awards & Competitions - June 2005
	2004 Green Roof Awards EBN: Awards & Competitions - June 2004		Cool Roof Rating Council Gaining Steam EBN: What's Happening - July 2003

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20 River Terrace – The Solaire (360,000 sq. feet) (33,000 sq. meters) Multi-unit residential 221 Molalla (34,000 sq. feet) (3,200 sq. meters) Retail, Commercial office 30 Hudson Street (1,600,000 sq. feet) (140,000 sq. meters) Commercial office Alberici Corporate Headquarters (110,000 sq. feet) (10,000 sq. meters) Commercial office Alcyone (200,000 sq. feet) (19,000 sq. meters) Restaurant, Multi-unit residential

20 River Terrace – The Solaire The Solaire at 20 River Terrace is a 27-story, 293-unit, glass-and-brick residential tower in Batter...

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Websites
	Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, publisher
Books
	Green Roof Plants: A Resource and Planting Guide by Edmund C. Snodgrass et al. (2006)		Roof Cooling Techniques: A Design Handbook by Simos Yannas et al. (2006)
	Green Roofs: Ecological Design and Construction (2005)		Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls by Nigel Dunnett et al. (2004)

PRODUCTS Green Roof Plants ARTICLES Tax Credit Promotes Green Roofs in NYC EBN: Newsbrief - December 2008 More articles CASE STUDIES 20 River Terrace – The Solaire New York, NY More case studies BIBLIOGRAPHY Green Roof Plants : A Resource and Planting Guide by Edmund C. Snodgrass et al. (2006) More bibliography items