Location and Transportation

Christopher DillPaden Ferrero

Danielle GavinBlake Randolph

Requirements

Location and Transportation LEED for Neighborhood Development Location (16 points) Sensitive Land Protection (1 point) High Priority Site (2 points) Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses (5 points) Access to Quality Transit (5 points) Bicycle Facilities (1 point) Reduced Parking Footprint(1 point) Green Vehicles (1 point)

Total Points 16

LEED for Neighborhood Development Location (16 points)

Intent To avoid development on inappropriate sites. To reduce vehicles miles

traveled. To enhance livability and improve human health by encouraging daily physical activity.

Requirements Projects attempting this credit are not eligible to earn points under other

Location and Transportation credits. Project must be within the boundary of a development certified under

LEED for Neighborhood Development

Points Awarded

Table 1. Point for LEED ND locationCertification

LevelPoints BD+C Points BD+C

(Core and Shell)

Points BD+C (Schools)

Points BD+C (Healthcare)

Certified 8 8 8 5Silver 10 12 10 6Gold 12 16 12 7

Platinum 16 20 15 9

EligibilityTable 2. Eligibility by LEED ND certification designation

Version Eligible IneligibleLEED ND Pilot Stage 2 LEED for

Neighborhood Development Certified Plan

Stage 3 LEED for Neighborhood Development Certified Project

Stage 1 LEED for Neighborhood Development Pre-reviewed Plan

LEED 2009 Stage 2 Pre-certified LEED for Neighborhood Development Plan

Stage 3 LEED ND Certified Neighborhood Development

Stage 1 Conditional Approval of LEED ND Plan

LEED v4 LEED for Neighborhood Development Certified Plan

LEED for Neighborhood Development Certified Built Project

LEED for Neighborhood Development Conditional Approval

Sensitive Land Protection (1 point)

Intent To avoid the development of environmentally sensitive lands and reduce

the environmental impact from the location of a building on a site.

Options1. Locate the development footprint on land that has been previously

developed

2. Locate the development footprint on land that has been previously developed or that does not meet the criteria for sensitive land.

Sensitive Land Protection: Option 1

Locate in previous building sites or renovation

KZF Design Headquarters (Cincinnati, OH) v2Was 1915 US Shoe Machinery Company

Sensitive Land Protection: Option 2 criteria1. Prime Farmland: importance defined by the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 7, Volume 6,

Parts 4000 to 699, Section 657.5 and identified in a state Natural Resources Conservation Service soil survey.

2. Floodplains: A flood hazard area shown on a legally adopted flood hazard map or otherwise legally designated by the local jurisdiction or the state. For projects in places without legally adopted flood hazard maps or legal designations, locate on a site that is entirely outside any floodplain subject to a 1% or greater chance of flooding in any given year.

3. Habitat: Land identified as habitat for the following:1. species listed as threatened or endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act or the state’s

endangered species act, or 2. species or ecological communities classified by NatureServe as GH (possibly extinct), G1 (critically

imperiled), or G2 (imperiled), or 3. species listed as threatened or endangered specifies under local equivalent standards (for projects outside

the U.S.) that are not covered by NatureServe data4. Water Bodies: Areas on or within 100 feet (30 meters) of a water body, except for minor

improvements5. Wetlands: Areas on or within 50 feet (15 meters) of a wetland, except for minor improvements.

Sensitive Land Protection: Option 2

Wedgewood Academic Center (Belmont University, Nashville, TN)v3

High Priority Site Intent

To encourage project location in areas with development constraints and promote the health of the surrounding area.

Option 1: Locate the project on an infill location in a historic district.

Option 1 rewards investing in historic areas, a proven strategy for maintaining and enhancing community character.

High Priority Site

Option 2: Locate the project on one of the following: ·  a site listed by the EPA National Priorities List; ·  a Federal Empowerment Zone site; ·  a Federal Enterprise Community site; ·  a Federal Renewal Community site; ·  a Department of the Treasury Community Development Financial Institutions Fund

Qualified Low-Income Community (a subset of the New Markets Tax Credit Program); ·  a site in a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Qualified Census

Tract (QCT) or Di cult Development Area (DDA); or ·  a local equivalent program administered at the national level for projects outside the

U.S.

High Priority Site – Urban Renewal

High Priority Site

Option 3: Locate on a brownfield where soil or groundwater contamination has been identified, and where the local, state, or national authority (whichever has jurisdiction) requires its remediation. Perform remediation to the satisfaction of that authority.

Option 3 promotes the redevelopment of contaminated sites.

Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses Intent

To conserve land and protect farmland and wildlife habitat by encouraging development in areas with existing infrastructure. To promote walkability, and transportation efficiency and reduce vehicle distance traveled. To improve public health by encouraging daily physical activity.

Requirements NEW CONSTRUCTION, CORE AND SHELL, SCHOOLS, RETAIL, DATA

CENTERS, HOSPITALITY

Behind the Intent

By increasing the density of our populated areas in an intelligent way, it would be possible to improve quality of living and sustainability. For example- Doubling residential and nonresidential

density reduces the length of vehicular trips and total air pollution by 30 percent.

Other advantages include a healthier population, less accidents with pedestrians, inherently “safer” driving, and more efficient use of infrastructure, land, and other resources.

Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses Option 1- Surrounding Density (2–3 points BD+C except Core and

Shell, 2-4 points Core and Shell). Physical education spaces that are part of the project site, such as playing

fields and associated buildings used during sporting events only (e.g., concession stands) and playgrounds with play equipment, are excluded from the development density calculations.

Combined Density

Separate Residential and Non-Residential

Densities

Points BD+C

(Except Core and

Shell)

Points BD+C

(Core and Shell)

Sq. Ft/Acre Residential Non- Res.22,000 7 0.5 2 235,000 12 0.8 3 4

Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses Option 2-Diverse Uses (1-2 points)

Construct or renovate a building or a space within a building such that the building’s main entrance is within a 1/2 mile (800-meter) walking distance of the main entrance of four to seven (1 point) or eight or more (2 points) existing and publicly available diverse uses (listed in Appendix 1).

The following restrictions apply. A use counts as only one type (e.g., a retail store may be counted only

once even if it sells products in several categories). No more than two uses in each use type may be counted (e.g. if five

restaurants are within walking distance, only two may be counted). The counted uses must represent at least three of the five categories,

exclusive of the building’s primary use

Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses Warehouses and Healthcare have some different requirements in

regard to this section. Warehouses get credits if built on existing site or adjacent to one, and

also if they are in a good location for transport of goods (close to transportation hub, etc.)

Healthcare facilities get credits if around a residential area above 7 dwelling units per acre or if they are within 0.5 miles of 7 publicly accessible uses.

Access to Quality Transit

Intent To encourage development in locations shown to have multimodal

transportation choices or otherwise reduced motor vehicle use, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution, andother environmental and public health harms associated with motor vehicle use.

Weekday Trips Weekend Trips Points BD+C(Except Core

and Shell)

Points BD+C(Core and

Shell)

72 40 1 1144 108 3 3360 216 5 6

Access to Quality Transit

Schools Option 1. Transit-served location (1–4 Points)

Locate any functional entry of the project within a 1/4-mile

Qualifying transit routes must have paired route service (service in opposite directions).

For each qualifying transit route, only trips in one direction are counted towards the threshold.

If a qualifying transit route has multiple stops within the required walking distance, only trips from one stop are counted towards the threshold.

Access to Quality Transit

Option 2 : Pedestrian Access (1–4 Points) Show that the project has an attendance boundary such that the specified

percentages of students live within no more than a 3/4-mile walking distance.

Show that the project is no more than 1 1/2-mile (2400-meter) walking distance (for grades 9 and above or ages 15 and above) of a functional entry of a school building.

Access to Quality Transit

New Construction, Core and shell, Data Centers, Warehouses and Distribution Centers, Hospitality, and Healthcare. Step 1. Identify Transit Stops Within 1/2 Mile (800 Meters) Step 2. Classify Transit based on vehicle Types Step 3. Confirm Walkability Step 4. Count Aggregate Trips Available at all Qualifying Transit

Stops Step 5. Calculate Points Earned

Bicycle Facilities

Intent: To promote bicycling and transportation efficiency

and reduce vehicle distance traveled. To improve public health by encouraging utilitarian and recreational physical activity.

New Construction (1 point) Core and Shell (1 point) Schools (1 point) Data Centers (1 point) Warehouses and Distribution Centers (1 point) Hospitality (1 point) Retail (1 point) Healthcare (1 point)

Bicycle Facilities- Behind the Intent

Designing areas for bicycle use has many benefits to the community and its populace. Most obvious is improved health- People who shift from car to bicycle use

for short trips extend their lives by an estimated three to 14 months! Reduced pollution- For every mile (1 600 meters) pedaled rather than

driven, nearly 1 pound (450 grams) of carbon dioxide (CO2 ) emissions is avoided.

Also, developers who are conscious of this movement usually gain political and popular support.

To promote bicycle-friendly design, this credit rewards two things: the provision of long- and short-term bicycle storage, and access to a “bicycle network” (paths, trails, designated bike lanes, and slow-speed roadways). Short-term and long-term bicycle storage capacity is considered separately because visitors and regular occupants have different bicycle storage needs.

Bicycle Facilities STEPS to Implementing a Bicycle Facility- Step 1. Identify bicycle network and eligible

destinations Step 2. Select bike-friendly project location Step 3. Gather occupant count information Step 4. determine number of bicycle storage

spaces required Step 5. Determine number of shower and

changing facilities required Step 6. Install bicycle storage Schools: Step 7. Ensure safe access to school

buildings Retail: Step 7. Institute programs to support

bicycling use

Bicycle Facilities

Reduced Parking Footprint (1 point)

Intent -to minimize the environmental harms associated with parking facilities, including automobile dependence, land consumption, and rainwater runoff.

Behind the Intent

The US has roughly 2-3x more parking spaces than people Dark colored parking lot surfaces trap heat Water runoff from impervious surfaces can overwhelm storm water

systems Cost landowners/developers $15,000 per parking space

Requirements

Case 1. baseline location Projects that have not earned points under LT Credit Surrounding Density

and Diverse Uses or LT Credit Access to Quality Transit must achieve a 20% reduction from the base ratios.

Case 2. dense and/or Transit-served location Projects earning 1 or more points under either LT Credit Surrounding

Density and Diverse Uses or LT Credit Access to Quality Transit must achieve a 40% reduction from the base ratios.

Step By Step

Step 1. Determine Local Code Requirements Identify the minimum amount of parking required by local code. Confirm that

the project’s maximum allowable parking is less than or equal to minimum code requirements.

Projects with no associated off-street parking automatically achieve credit compliance; no calculations or preferred parking spaces are required.

Step 2. Calculate Base Ratios And Baseline Parking Capacity Based on the project’s space use type(s) and size, determine the parking

capacity base ratio using the Transportation Planning Handbook Step 3. Identify Appropriate Case

Case 2 is appropriate for projects that expect to earn at least 1 point in either LT Credit Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses or LT Credit Access to Quality Transportation. Otherwise, use Case 1.

Step By Step

Step 4. Estimate Parking Demand Estimate how many cars are likely to drive to and from the project,

and determine whether this number is less than the local code minimum and the capacity calculated from the base ratios. the institute of transportation Engineers’ trip Generation handbook provides estimates for the number of car trips generated by building type.

Step 5. Develop and Implement Strategies to Reduce Parking Demand Design the project to reduce parking demand. consider both new and

existing parking.  choose a project site that maximizes the opportunities for building occupants to travel

via transit, walking, bicycle, and other modes that reduce offstreet parking demand.

Step By Step

Step 6. Determine Projects Reduced Parking Capacity compute the project’s total parking capacity, including both new and

existing spaces, and ensure that it does not exceed the local code minimum.

Step 7. Provide Carpool Parking reserve at least 5% as preferred parking for car- pools

Transportation Demand Management Strategies Telecommuting. Allow employees to work remotely on certain days. Shuttles. Provide shuttle service between transit stops and/or

commercial and residential centers. Shared parking between uses. Size the parking supply so that

surrounding uses with different peak occupancies can all use the parking.

Residential units rented or sold separately from parking. rent or sell parking separately so that occupants internalize the cost of parking and those without automobiles can opt not to have parking spaces.

Transit subsidy. Provide building occupants with a subsidy to help pay for transit trips.

Compressed workweek schedule. Longer work days and shorter work weeks.

Required Documentation

Site plan indicating parking areas and preferred parking spaces Calculations demonstrating threshold achievement Drawings or photographs of signage or pavement markings indicating

reserved status or preferred parking areas

Green Vehicles (1 point)

Intent- to reduce pollution by promoting alternatives to conventionally fueled automobiles.

Behind the Intent

In 2010, transportation accounted for 27% of the total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions

Diesel exhaust from idling buses releases dangerous fine particulates

Requirements

Designate 5% of all parking spaces used by the project as preferred parking for green vehicles A discounted parking rate of at least 20% for green vehicles is an

acceptable substitute for preferred parking spaces In addition, meet one of the two options for alternative-fuel fueling

stations: Option 1. Electric Vehicle Charging

Install clearly marked electrical vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) in 2% of all parking spaces used by the project

Option 2. Liquid, Gas, or Battery Facilities Install liquid or gas alternative fuel fueling facilities or a battery switching station

capable of refueling a number of vehicles per day equal to at least 2% of all parking spaces.

Step By Step

Step 1. Determine Total Vehicle Parking Capacity Step 2. Calculate Number of Preferred Parking Spaces and Alternative-

Fuel Fueling Stations Preferred spaces= Total parking spaces x .05 Fueling stations= Total parking spaces x .02

Step 3. Incorporate Preferred Parking Into Design Identify location of preferred parking spaces for green vehicles on site plan

Step 4. Select Alternative-Fuel Fueling Stations Determine which alternative fuel is in highest demand

Step 5. Confirm Compliance of Any Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Step 6. Install Alternative-Fuel Fueling Stations Step 7. Ensure Effective Use of Parking Spaces

Examples of Site Plan

Required Documentation

Parking or site plan indicating main building entrance, preferred parking spaces, and alternative-fuel fueling stations

For preferred parking spaces, photographs of signage or pavement marking For electric vehicle charging spaces, photographs of signage or pavement

marking For discounted parking rate, copy of communication to building occupants

or photograph of signage For electrical connectors, manufacturers’ product specifications indicating

charge level, compliance with relevant standard, and Internet addressability

For liquid or gas fueling stations, manufacturers’ product specifications indicating fuel type and refueling rate

Questions?