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A5.106.11.1 Hardscape Alternatives

California Green Building Standards Code 2019 > A5 Nonresidential Voluntary Measures > A5.106 Site Development > A5.106.11 Heat Island Effect > A5.106.11.1 Hardscape Alternatives
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Use one or a combination of strategies 1 and 2 for 50 percent of site hardscape or put 50 percent of parking underground.
  1. Use light colored materials with an initial solar reflectance value of at least 30 as determined in accordance with American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standards E1918 or C1549.
  2. Use open-grid pavement system or pervious or permeable pavement system.

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