LEED BDC v4, Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design, Building Design & Construction v4.0
Second Credit Category: LT_ Location & Transportation
It contains 0 Prerequisite and 8 Credits:
E06-LT_C1-LEED_for_Neighborhood_Development_Location
E07-LT_C2-Sensitive_Land_Protection
E08-LT_C3-High-Priority_Site
E09-LT_C4-Surrouning_Density_and_Diverse_Uses
E10-LT_C5-Acces_to_Quality_Transit
E11-LT_C6-Bicycle_Facilities
E12-LT_C7-Reduced_Parking_Footprint
E13-LT_C8_Green_Vehicles
<E06-LT_C1-LEED_for_Neighborhood_Development_Location>
Site is under certified LEED-Neighborhood Development area
<E07-LT_C2-Sensitive_Land_Protection>
Prime farmland, Floodplains, Habitat, Water bodies, Wetlands
<E08-LT_C3-High-Priority_Site>
Option 1 Historic District
Find a historic district, determined by local agency
select an ‘infill’ location to be your project site.
Option 2 Priority Designation
2-1 EPA NPL, Environmental Protection Agency National Priorities List
2-2 Federal Empowerment Zone site
2-3 Federal Enterprise Community site
2-4 Federal Renewal Community site
2-5 (NMTC) New Markets Tax Credit Program –
2-6 HUD’s QCT & DDA
US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s
Qualified Census Tract (QCT) or Difficult Development Area (DDA).
Option 3 Brownfield Remediation
ASTM E1525-05 or local equivalent
ASTM E1903-11 or local equivalent
<E09-LT_C4-Surrouning_Density_and_Diverse_Uses>
Option 1 Surrounding Density
Option 1- A. Combined Density (imperial units or metric units)
Option 1-B. Separate Residential & Nonresidential Densities
DU : Dwelling Unit
FAR: Floor-Area Ratio
Option 2 Diverse Uses
1 Food retail,
2 Community-serving retail,
3 Services,
4 Civic & community facilities
5 Community & anchor uses – Commercial office
<E10-LT_C5-Acces_to_Quality_Transit>
Three conditions:
1 Walking distance (not straight-line distance)
2 Existing or planned – transit services, they must be
funded, under construction when certificate of occupancy,
will be completed within 2 years.
3 Minimal amounts of trips
<E11-LT_C6-Bicycle_Facilities>
Bicycle Network
Bicycle Storage & Shower Rooms
Case 1. Commercial or Institutional Projects
Case 2. Residential Projects
Case 3. Mixed-Use Projects
<E12-LT_C7-Reduced_Parking_Footprint>
Case 1. Baseline Location
Case 2. Dense and/or Transit-Served Location
Suggested strategies:
1 Telecommuting
2 Shuttles
3 Shared parking between uses
4 Residential units rented or sold separately from parking
5 Transit subsidy
6 Compressed workweek schedule
<E13-LT_C8_Green_Vehicles>
ACEEE’s vehicle rating guide
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
Option 1. Electric Vehicle Charging
EVSE, Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment
Option 2. Liquid, Gas, or Battery Facilities
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