Heat Island Effect—Non-Roof

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LEED for New Construction SSc7.1
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LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance SSc7.1
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Projects earn a point by shading at least half the hardscape on site or using a surface that is either reflective to solar heat or open-grid paving. They can also put at least half the parking under cover.

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	Rural Areas Feel Heat from Cities EBN: Newsbrief - March 2013		Silva Cell Facilitates Urban Tree Growth EBN: Product Review - November 2009
	Porous Paving EBN: BackPage Primer - April 2009		Group to Create Rating System for Landscapes EBN: What's Happening - November 2007
	Development and Nature: Enhancing Ecosystems Where We Build EBN: Feature - February 2001		Sustainable Landscape Construction: A Guide to Green Building Outdoors EBN: From the Library - November 2000

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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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Periodicals
	Landscape Architecture: The Magazine of the American Society of Landscape Architects American Society of Landscape Architects, publisher
Books
	Sustainable Landscape Construction, 2nd edition: A Guide to Green Building Outdoors by J. William Thompson et al. (2007)		The Encyclopedia of Grasses for Livable Landscapes by Rick Darke (2007)
	An Urban Approach to Climate-Sensitive Design: Strategies for the Tropics by M. Rohinton Emmanuel (2005)		Native Trees for North American Landscapes: http://www.timberpress.com/books/isbn.cfm/9780881926071/native_trees_north_american_landscapes/sternberg by Guy Sternberg et al. (2004)

PRODUCTS RubberStuff ARTICLES Rural Areas Feel Heat from Cities EBN: Newsbrief - March 2013 More articles CASE STUDIES 20 River Terrace – The Solaire New York, NY More case studies BIBLIOGRAPHY Landscape Architecture : The Magazine of the American Society of Landscape Architects American Society of Landscape Architects, publisher More bibliography items

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