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LEED Rating System DraftNovember 2010

BUILDING DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION

Includes:New Construction & Major Renovations

Core & ShellSchools

RetailData Centers

Warehouse & Distribution CentersHospitality

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INTEGRATED PROCESS (IP) ............................................................................ 8

IP Credit: Integrated Process .............................................................................................................. 8NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality ................ 8

IP Credit: LEED Accredited Professional ......................................................................................... 11NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality .............. 11

LOCATION AND TRANSPORTATION (LT) ......................................................... 12

LT Prerequisite: Bicycle Storage ..................................................................................................... 12NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality .............. 12Schools........................................................................................................................................... 12

Retail .............................................................................................................................................. 12All Projects ..................................................................................................................................... 12

LT Credit: Site Selection ................................................................................................................... 14NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality .............. 14

LT Credit: Development Density and Community Access ............................................................ 16NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Hospitality ....................................................................... 16Warehouse & Distribution Centers ................................................................................................. 17

LT Credit: Reduced Automobile Dependence ................................................................................ 19

NC, CS, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality ........................................ 19

Schools........................................................................................................................................... 21

LT Credit: Bicycle Network, Storage and Changing Rooms ......................................................... 23

NC, CS, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality ........................................ 23Schools........................................................................................................................................... 24

LT Credit: Walkable Streets .............................................................................................................. 26NC, CS, Data Centers, Warehouses & Distribution Centers, Hospitality ...................................... 26Schools........................................................................................................................................... 28

LT Credit: Parking Reduction ........................................................................................................... 30NC, CS, Schools, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality ......................... 30

LT Credit: Low-Emitting and Fuel-Efficient Vehicles ..................................................................... 32NC, CS, Data Centers, Hospitality ................................................................................................. 32Schools........................................................................................................................................... 32Warehouse and Distribution Centers ............................................................................................. 33

LT Credit: Alternative Transportation.............................................................................................. 34Retail .............................................................................................................................................. 34

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Appendix 1: Diverse Uses ................................................................................................................. 41

Appendix 2: Default Occupancy Counts .......................................................................................... 42

Glossary .............................................................................................................................................. 44

SUSTAINABLE SITES (SS) ............................................................................ 50

SS Prerequisite: Construction Activity Pollution Prevention ........................................................ 50NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality .............. 50

SS Prerequisite: Environmental Site Assessment .......................................................................... 51Schools........................................................................................................................................... 51

SS Credit: Brownfield Redevelopment ............................................................................................. 52NC, CS, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality ............................. 52Schools........................................................................................................................................... 52

SS Credit: Site DevelopmentProtect or Restore Habitat ............................................................ 53NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality .............. 53

SS Credit: Site Development Open Space ................................................................................... 55NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality .............. 55

SS Credit: Rainwater Management ................................................................................................... 57NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality .............. 57

SS Credit: Heat Island Reduction ..................................................................................................... 59

NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality .............. 59

SS Credit: Light Pollution Reduction ............................................................................................... 61NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality .............. 61

SS Credit: Site Master Plan ............................................................................................................... 67Schools........................................................................................................................................... 67

SS Credit: Joint Use of Facilities ...................................................................................................... 68Schools........................................................................................................................................... 68

SS Credit: Tenant Design and Construction Guidelines ................................................................ 70 CS .................................................................................................................................................. 70

WATER EFFICIENCY (WE) ............................................................................ 71

WE Prerequisite: Landscape Water Use Reduction....................................................................... 71NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality .............. 71

WE Prerequisite: Minimum Fixture and Fitting Water Use Reduction ......................................... 72

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WE Prerequisite: Appliance and Process Water Use Reduction .................................................. 74NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality .............. 74

WE Credit: Additional Landscape Water Use Reduction .............................................................. 76


WE Credit: Additional Fixture and Fitting Water Use Reduction .................................................. 78

NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality ..................................... 78Data Centers .................................................................................................................................. 79

WE Credit: Sustainable Wastewater Management ......................................................................... 82NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality .............. 82

WE Credit: Cooling Tower Makeup Water ....................................................................................... 83NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality .............. 83

WE Credit: Additional Appliance and Process Water Use Reduction .......................................... 85 NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality .............. 85

ENERGY AND ATMOSPHERE (EA) ................................................................. 88

EA Prerequisite: Minimum Energy Performance ........................................................................... 88

NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality ..................................... 88Data Centers .................................................................................................................................. 90

EA Credit: Optimize Energy Performance ....................................................................................... 93NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality ..................................... 93

CS .................................................................................................................................................. 95Data Centers .................................................................................................................................. 95

EA Credit: Demand Response ........................................................................................................... 98


EA Credit: On-site Renewable Energy.............................................................................................. 99NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality .............. 99

EA Credit: Refrigerant Management ............................................................................................... 101NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality ............ 101

EA Credit: Green Power ................................................................................................................... 104NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality ............ 104NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality ............ 104

MATERIALS AND RESOURCES (MR) ............................................................ 106

MR Prerequisite: Storage and Collection of Recyclables ............................................................ 106

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NC, CS, Schools, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality ....................... 106 Retail ............................................................................................................................................ 106

MR Prerequisite: Minimum Recycled Content .............................................................................. 107

NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality ............ 107NC, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality ................... 107

CS ................................................................................................................................................ 107

MR Prerequisite: Construction and Demolition Waste Management Planning ........................ 108NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality ............ 108

MR Credit: Building ReuseMaintain Existing Walls, Floors and Roof..................................... 109NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality ............ 109

MR Credit: Building ReuseMaintain Interior Nonstructural Elements..................................... 111NC, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality ................... 111

MR Credit: Whole Building Reuse .................................................................................................. 112

NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality ............ 112

MR Credit: Construction and Demolition Waste Management .................................................... 114NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality ............ 114

MR Credit: Materials Reuse ............................................................................................................. 116NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality ............ 116

MR Credit: Recycled Content .......................................................................................................... 117NC, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality ................... 117CS ................................................................................................................................................ 118

MR Credit: Regional Materials ......................................................................................................... 119

NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality , .......... 119

MR Credit: Bio-Based Materials ...................................................................................................... 120NC, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality ................... 120

MR Credit: Certified Wood ............................................................................................................... 121NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality ............ 121

INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (EQ) ..................................................... 122

EQ Prerequisite: Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance ........................................................ 122NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality ............ 122

EQ Prerequisite: Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Control ................................................ 124 NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality ............ 124

EQ Prerequisite: Construction Indoor Air Quality Management PlanDuring Construction .. 126


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EQ Prerequisite: Minimum Acoustic Performance ....................................................................... 127Schools......................................................................................................................................... 127

EQ Credit: Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring .................................................................................. 128


EQ Credit: Increased Ventilation ..................................................................................................... 130NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality ............ 130

EQ Credit: Construction Indoor Air Quality Management PlanBefore Occupancy ............... 131NC, Schools, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality .............................. 131Retail ............................................................................................................................................ 132

EQ Credit: Low-Emitting Interiors................................................................................................... 135NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality ............ 135

EQ Credit: Indoor Chemical and Pollutant Source Control ......................................................... 138 NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality ............ 138

EQ Credit: Interior Lighting ............................................................................................................. 139NC, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality ............................................. 139Retail ............................................................................................................................................ 139NC, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality ............................................. 139

EQ Credit: Controllability of SystemsLighting .......................................................................... 141

Schools......................................................................................................................................... 141

EQ Credit: Thermal Comfort ............................................................................................................ 142

NC, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Hospitality ............................................................................ 142CS ................................................................................................................................................ 142Warehouse & Distribution Centers ............................................................................................... 143NC, Schools, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality .............................. 143Retail ............................................................................................................................................ 143CS ................................................................................................................................................ 144

EQ Credit: Daylight ........................................................................................................................... 145NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality ........... 145

EQ Credit: Quality Views ................................................................................................................. 147NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Hospitality ..................................................................... 147Warehouses & Distribution Centers ............................................................................................. 147

EQ Credit: Acoustic Performance................................................................................................... 149NC, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality ............................................. 149Schools......................................................................................................................................... 149

PERFORMANCE (PF) ................................................................................. 151

PF Prerequisite: Water Metering and Reporting .......................................................................... 151

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PF Prerequisite: Building-Level Energy Metering ......................................................................... 153NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality ............ 153

PF Prerequisite: Fundamental Commissioning and Verification ................................................ 154

NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality ................................... 154Data Centers ................................................................................................................................ 156

PF Credit: Enhanced Commissioning ............................................................................................ 160NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality ................................... 160Data Centers ................................................................................................................................ 162

PF Credit: Water Metering and Reporting ..................................................................................... 165NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality ............ 165

PF Credit: Advanced Energy Metering ........................................................................................... 166

PF Credit: Reconcile Projected and Actual Energy Performance ............................................... 169NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality ............ 169

PF Credit: Occupant Experience Survey ....................................................................................... 171NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality ............ 171

INNOVATION (IN) ....................................................................................... 172

IN Credit: Innovation ........................................................................................................................ 172

NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality ............ 172Schools......................................................................................................................................... 172

IN Credit: The School as a Teaching Tool ..................................................................................... 174 Schools......................................................................................................................................... 174

REGIONAL PRIORITY (RP) .......................................................................... 175

RP Credit: Regional Priority ............................................................................................................ 175NC, CS, Schools, Retail, Data Centers, Warehouse & Distribution Centers, Hospitality ............ 175

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INTEGRATED PROCESS (IP)

IPCREDIT:INTEGRATED PROCESS

This credit applies to:

New Construction

Core & Shell

Schools

Retail

Data Centers

Warehouses & Distribution Centers

Hospitality

Intent

Develop an early understanding of the relationships between technical systems, natural systems andoccupants within a building project, its site, its context, and its intended use. Engage all key project teammembers for the purpose of making cost- and environmentally-effective integrated decisions throughoutthe design and construction process.

Requirements

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Demonstrate that key systems interactions are explored and analyzed in a way that informs basic buildingmassing, envelope, and site-related design and operations decisions before establishing building form.

Demonstrate that the project team uses results of these analyses and continues to identify and considerinteractions and synergies among systems and strategies throughout the design and constructionprocess by implementing the following:

Discovery: Iterative Analysis during Conceptual Design (X credit):Prior to the schematic design phase, perform at least two systems analyses that demonstrate systemssynergies, and document how these analyses shaped and/or informed the project design:

Energy Modeling (required) Perform simple box energy modeling that takes into account atleast three options for orientation, window-to-wall-ratios, glazing exposures, and wall/roofinsulation values in order to inform massing decisions before schematic design begins. Theanalysis should demonstrate a systemic comparison to a comparable baseline case of modelingruns that use combinations of the three parameters for each of the building elements and aspects

identified above. Demonstrate how this iterative analysis helped determine building massing,form, apertures, envelope performance, site layout, landscape features, etc.

Perform at least one additional analysis from the list below:o Habitat Health and Water Quality Perform a preliminary analysis of water quality and

habitat (plant and animal) interactions that identifies opportunities for mutually beneficialwater and nutrient exchange. The analysis should identify potential synergies betweenroads, hardscape, stormwater management, waste treatment, landscape design, plantspecies selection, human activities, building form and location, etc.

o Site Assessment Complete a site assessment that includes the following information:

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Topography: Contour mapping, unique topographic features, slope stability risks.Hydrology: 100-year floodplain, delineated wetlands, lakes, streams, shorelines,rainwater collection/reuse opportunities, TR-55 initial water storage capacity of site.Climate: Solar exposure and seasonal sun angles, prevailing winds, monthlyprecipitation and temperature ranges.Vegetation: Primary vegetation types, greenfieldarea, significant tree mapping,

threatenedor endangered species, unique habitat, invasive plants.Soils: NRCS soils delineation, USDA prime farmland, healthy soils, previouslydeveloped area.Human Use: Views, adjacent transportation infrastructure,potentiallyrecyclable/reuseable on-site construction materials.

o Water Balancing/ Budgeting Perform a preliminary analysis that quantifies all water inputand output to and from the building and site. The analysis should identify potential strategiesfor water use that maintain quantities of water use no greater than the sites annual rainfallbudget by capturing, treating, recharging, and maintaining all water flow from the building andsite on the site, with the goal of minimizing ground-sourced and off-site sourced water.

o Materials Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Perform a preliminary LCA analysis of core andshell (structure and envelope) options that compare life cycle impacts of at least two optionalstructural systems and two optional envelope assemblies. The analysis should demonstrate asystemic comparison of quantified life cycle impacts of alternate structure and envelope

system combinations that can be used to inform design decisions.o Daylight Modeling Perform a preliminary daylighting analysis including shading studies,

quantitative analysis (possible metrics may include daylight factor, illuminance levels,luminance factors, etc.), qualitative analysis, and observational recommendations. Theanalysis should demonstrate a systemic comparison of optional elements and features thatoptimize effective daylighting strategies for primary space types.

Concept Design Integrated Workshop (x points):Prior to the schematic design phase, conduct at least one full-day (or two half-day) integrated designworkshop(s) with the project team for the purpose of integrating green strategies across all aspects of thebuilding and site design, drawing on the expertise of all key participants. The purpose of this workshop isto identify synergies between building elements/systems and align project team members aroundintegrated design strategies. Expertise of attendees at the workshop must include at least four of the

following skill sets, along with at least one key Owners representative:

Architecture Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing (MEP) engineering Energy analysis Green building or sustainable design Civil engineering, landscape architecture, habitat restoration, or land-use planning Building operations and maintenance Building construction

Tasks and activities during this workshop should include: Introduce participants to the fundamentals of integrated design and systems thinking. Align project team around project purpose and goals.

Establish initial metrics, benchmarks, and performance targets for the LEED credits beingpursued. Generate potential strategies for achieving identified LEED performance targets. Develop a Process Road Map that identifies initial responsibilities, deliverables, and dates for

managing the project scope by defining: what, when, and by whom outputs need to be produced. Initiate documentation of the Owners Project Requirements (OPR) for Commissioning.

Outcomes should include a demonstration of how initial project design decisions were informed bypreliminary analyses. An Initial Commissioning Owners Project Requirements (OPR) narrative can be

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utilized to demonstrate the development of the projects performance targets and potent ial solutions asthe design progresses.

Design Phase Integrated Workshop(s) (X additional points):In addition to the Conceptual Design Integrated Workshop above, conduct at least one full-day (or twohalf-day) integrated design workshop(s) with the project team no later than the end of the schematicdesign phase, for the purpose of identifying increasing opportunities for synergies between greenstrategies and systems across all aspects of the building and site design, drawing on the expertise of allparticipants. Expertise of attendees at the workshop must include at least four of the following skill sets,along with at least one key Owners representative:

Architecture

Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing (MEP) engineering

Energy analysis

Green building or sustainable design

Civil engineering, landscape architecture, habitat restoration, or land-use planning

Building operations and maintenance

Building construction

Tasks and activities during this workshop should include:Present conceptual design analyses and subsequent research findings

Identify and assess opportunities for synergies between all key systems based upon the aboveresearch and analysis.

Identify additional analysis tasks that are needed to improve and refine systems performance andsynergies.

Confirm metrics, benchmarks, and performance targets for the LEED credits being pursued.

Review and adjust the Process Road Map that identifies responsibilities, deliverables, and datesfor managing the next stages of the project design by defining: what, when, and by whom outputsneed to be produced.

Review and adjust the Owners Project Requirements (OPR) for Commissioning.

Outcomes should include:

Integrated Cost Estimating (showing how total building cost was informed by bundling interrelatedsystems costs).Demonstration of how the project design improvements were based on preliminary analyses.Updated Commissioning Owners Project Requirements (OPR) narrative that continues to document thedevelopment of the projects performance targets and potential solutions as the design progresses.

Construction & Operations: Trades and Building Operations Team Training (x points):

During the initial stage of the Construction Administration phase, but prior to work commencing byconstruction trades on site, conduct training with critical trades related to the LEED credits being pursued.This training should focus on the green and LEED aspects of the project, including all relevant LEED-related specifications, credit and prerequisite requirements, contractors roles, and documentationnecessary to ensure achievement of targeted LEED credits.

Include at least the following trades:

Plumbing Systems

Mechanical Systems

Electrical and Lighting Systems

Building Controls Systems

Building Envelope

Landscape and Civil infrastructure

Building Operations & Maintenance Staff

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IPCREDIT:LEEDACCREDITED PROFESSIONAL


New Construction

Core & Shell

Schools

RetailData Centers


Hospitality

Intent

To support and encourage the project team integration required by a LEED project and to streamline the

application and certification process.

Requirements


At least one (1) principal participant of the project team shall be a LEED Accredited Professional (AP)

with a specialty most appropriate for the project.

In addition, two (2) individuals representing primary disciplines on the project are required to be LEED

APs (any specialty) or Green Associates.

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LOCATION AND TRANSPORTATION (LT)

LTPREREQUISITE: BICYCLE STORAGERequired

This prerequisite applies to:

New Construction

Core & Shell

Schools

Retail

Data Centers


Hospitality

Intent

To promote bicycling and transportation efficiency and reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT). To improvepublic health by encouraging utilitarian and recreational physical activity.

Requirements


CASE 1. Commercial or Institutional

Provide visitor bicycle racks equal to 2.5% of all building users (measured at peak periods).

CASE 2. Residential

Provide visitor bicycle racks equal to 2.5% of all building users (measured at peak periods) but no fewer

than four spaces per project site. Provide covered bicycle storage spaces equal to 5% of residents.

Covered bicycle storage must be located within 200 yards of the main entry.

SCHOOLS

Provide visitor bicycle racks equal to 2.5% of all building staff and students above grade level 3.

RETAIL

Provide visitor bicycle racks with at least two bicycle spaces per 5,000 square feet of retail space orportion thereof, but no fewer than two bicycle spaces per business or four bicycle spaces per project site,

whichever is greater.

ALL PROJECTS

Bicycle racks must be located within 100 feet of the main entry. If the building has multiple main entries,bicycle racks must be proportionally dispersed within 100 feet of each.

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All bicycle racks must be safe and accessible, clearly visible from a main entry, served with night lighting,and protected from damage by nearby vehicles. They must not block the pedestrian path of travel orinhibit universal accessibility.

Bicycle storage capacity may not be double counted; storage that is fully allocated to the occupants ofnon-project facilities cannot also serve project occupants.

The requirements do not apply if it is physically impossible or illegal to bicycle a distance of -mile fromthe project boundary.

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LTCREDIT: SITE SELECTION


New Construction

Core & ShellSchools

Retail

Data Centers


Hospitality

Intent

To avoid the development of inappropriate sites and reduce the environmental impact from the location of

a building on a site.

Requirements


OPTION 1. AVOIDANCE OF SENSITIVE AREAS

Do not develop buildings, hardscape, roads or parking areas on portions of sites that meet any of the

following criteria:

a. prime farmland as defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the U. S. Code of Federal

Regulations, Title 7, Volume 6, Parts 400 to 699, Section 657.5 (citation 7CFR657.5);

b. prime or unique soilsor soils of state significance, as identified in a Natural Resources

Conservation Service state soils survey;c. previously undeveloped land within a 100-year floodplain as defined by the Federal

Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or a more recent state of local floodplain

management agency map, whichever is more stringent;

d. land specifically identified as habitat for any species or ecological communities on federal or

state threatened or endangered lists or classified by NatureServe as HG (potentially extinct),

G1 (critically important), or G2 (imperiled);

e. land within 50 feet of any wetlands, as defined by the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations 40

CFR, Parts 230-233 and Part 22, and isolated wetlands or areas of special concern identified

by state or local rule, OR within setback distances from wetlands prescribed in state or local

regulations, as defined by local or state rule or law, whichever is more stringent;

f. previously undeveloped land that is within 100 feet of a water body, defined as seas, lakes,

rivers, streams and tributaries that support or could support fish, recreation or industrial use,

consistent with the terminology of the Clean Water Act;

g. land that prior to acquisition for the project was public parkland, unless land of equal or

greater value as parkland is accepted in trade by the public landowner (park authority projects

are exempt); or

h. sites that lack access to publicly owned and operated water and wastewater infrastructure.

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The following features are not considered wetlands, water bodies, or buffer land that must be protected

for the purposes of this credit:

a. previously developed land;

b. man-made water bodies (such as industrial mining pits, concrete-lined canals, or stormwaterretention ponds) that lack natural edges and floors or native ecological communities in thewater and along the edge;

c. man-made linear wetlands that result from the interruption of natural drainages by existingrights-of-way; and

d. wetlands that were man-made incidentally and have been rated poor for all measuredwetland functions (the wetland quality assessment must be performed by a qualified biologistusing a method that is accepted by state or regional permitting agencies.

OR

OPTION 2. LOCATION IN HIGH-PRIORITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA

Achieve the requirements in Option 1

AND

Locate the project in one of the following high-priority redevelopment areas: an area documented as

contaminated (by means of an ASTM E1903-97 Phase II Environmental Site Assessment or local

voluntary clean-up program); a brownfield (as defined by a local, state, or federal government agency); or

a site listed by the EPA National Priorities List, Federal Empowerment Zone, Federal Enterprise

Community, Federal Renewal Community, Department of Justice Weed and Seed Strategy Community,

Department of the Treasury Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Qualified Low-Income

Community (a subset of the New Markets Tax Credit Program), or the U.S. Department of Housing and

Urban Developments Qualified Census Tract (QCT) or Difficult Development Area (DDA) .

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LTCREDIT: DEVELOPMENT DENSITY AND COMMUNITY ACCESS


New Construction

Core & Shell

Schools

Retail

Data Centers


Hospitality

Intent

To channel development to urban areas with existing infrastructure, protect greenfields, and preserve

habitat and natural resources.

Requirements

NC,CS,SCHOOLS,RETAIL,DATA CENTERS,HOSPITALITY

OPTION 1. DEVELOPMENT DENSITY

Construct or renovate a building or space on a previously developed site with an average densityper

acre of buildable landwithin a -mile radius of the project site as indicated in following table.

Residential density (DU/acre) Non-residential density (FAR) Points

7 0.5

12 0.8

DU = dwelling unit; FAR = floor-area ratio

For LEED Schools projects: 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.

OR

OPTION 2. COMMUNITY ACCESS

Construct or renovate a building on a site that meets the following criteria:

a. The building is located on an infillsite.

b. The buildings main entrance is within 1/2 mile walk distancefrom the building entrance of thefollowing number of diverse uses (listed in Appendix 1)

Number of diverse uses Points

4-6

7-10

c. The building has pedestrian access between the building and the services.

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The following restrictions apply to counting diverse uses:

a. A single establishment may not be counted in two categories (e.g., a place of worship may becounted only once even if it also contains a daycare facility, and a retail store may be countedonly once even if it sells products in several categories).

b. Establishments in a mixed-use building may each count if they are distinctly operated enterpriseswith separate exterior entrances, but no more than half of the minimum number of diverse usescan be situated in a single building or under a common roof.

c. If the project is mixed-use and open to the public, no more than half of the diverse uses may be

within the project boundary. The diverse uses outside the project boundary must be in place

upon occupation of the project.

OPTION 3. DENSE AND ACCESSIBLE LOCATION

Earn at least 1 point each in Options 1 and 2.

OPTION 4. LEED FOR NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT LOCATION

Locate the project in a Stage 2 Pre-certified LEED for Neighborhood Development plan or a Stage 3

LEED-ND Certified Neighborhood Development. Points are awarded according to the following table.

Certification level Points

Certified

Silver

Gold

WAREHOUSE &DISTRIBUTION CENTERS

OPTION 1. DEVELOPMENT DENSITY

Construct or renovate the project on a site with one of the following characteristics:

a. The site was previously developed for industrial or commercial purposes.

b. The site is an adjacent site and was previously developed for industrial or commercial use. The

adjacency must be to other previously developed sites used for industrial or commercial purposes

Characteristic Points

Previously developed

Previously developed and adjacent

OPTION 2. COMMUNITY ACCESS

Construct or renovate the project on a site that meets two to four of the following transportation

conditions, provided the transport is sited, funded, and under construction upon project occupancy and

complete within 24 months of project occupancy.

a. The site is within a 10-mile driving distance of a main logistics hub, such as an airport, seaport,

intermodal facility, or freight villagewith intermodal transportation

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b. The site is within a 1-mile driving distance of an on-off ramp to an interstate highway

c. The site is within a 1-mile driving distance of an access point to an active main rail line.

d. The site is served by an active rail spur

Number of conditions Points

Two

Four

OPTION 3. DENSE AND ACCESSIBLE LOCATION

Earn at least 1 point each in Options 1 and 2.

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LTCREDIT: REDUCED AUTOMOBILE DEPENDENCE


New Construction

Core & Shell

Schools

Data Centers


Hospitality

Intent

To reduce pollution and land development impacts from automobile use.

Requirements

NC,CS,DATA CENTERS,WAREHOUSE &DISTRIBUTION CENTERS,HOSPITALITY

OPTION 1. TRANSIT-SERVED LOCATION

Locate the main building entrance of the project within a -mile walk distanceof existing or planned bus

or streetcar stops, or within a -mile walk distance of existing or planned bus rapid transitstops, light or

heavy rail stations, or ferry terminals. The transit service at those stops in aggregate must meet the

minimums listed in Tables 1 and 2. Planned stops may count if they are sited, funded, and under

construction upon project occupancy and are complete within 24 months of project occupancy.

Both weekday and weekend trip minimums must be met.

Count trips as follows:

a. Trips in opposite directions are counted separatelyb. Trips are counted only if they are a part of a route with service in opposite directionsc. Inbound and outbound trips at a stop that is the beginning and end of a route are counted

separately.d. Trips that stop beyond the -mile walk distance may count if the average building-to-stop walk

distance of that stop and the stop for the opposite direction is no more than mile.e. Weekend trips must include service on both Saturday and Sunday. To determine weekend trips,

average Saturday and Sunday service.

Table 1. Minimum daily transit service for projects with multiple transit types (bus, streetcar, rail,

or ferry).

Weekday trips Weekend trips Points

60 40

76 50

This credit is available in the Pilot Credit Library.
http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=2104http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=2104http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=2104

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100 65

132 85

180 130

246 150

Table 2. Minimum daily transit service for projects with commuter rail or ferry service only


24 6

40 8

60 12

Projects served by two or more transit routes such that no one route provides more than 60% of the

prescribed levels may earn one additional point, up to the maximum X points.

If existingtransit service is temporarily rerouted outside the required distances for less than two years, theproject may meet the requirements, provided the local transit agency has committed to restoring the

routes with service at or above the prior level.

OR

OPTION 2. METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION LOCATION WITH LOW VMT

Locate the project:

1. within a region served by a metropolitan planning organization(MPO;) and

2. within a traffic analysis zone (TAZ) where eithera. the current annual home-based vehicle miles traveled(VMT) per capita (if the TAZ is

100% residential); orb. the annual non-home-based VMT per employee (if the TAZ is 100% non-residential)

does not exceed 90% of the average equivalent of the metropolitan region value.

The research must be derived from household or employment transportation surveys conducted by the

MPO within 10 years of the date of submission for LEED certification. Additional credit may be awarded

for increasing levels of performance, as indicated in Table 3.

Mixed-use TAZs must use whichever VMT is greater, either residential per capita or non-residential per

employee.

Table 3. Points for low-VMT location

Percentage of average regionalVMT per capita Points8190%

7180%6170%5160%

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OPTION 1. TRANSIT-SERVED LOCATION

Locate the building entrance of the project within a -mile walk distanceof existing or planned bus or

streetcar stops, or within a -mile walk distance of existing or planned bus rapid transitstops, light or

heavy rail stations, or ferry terminals. The transit service at those stops must meet the minimums listed in

Tables 1 and 2. Planned stops may count if they are sited, funded, and under construction upon project

occupancy and are complete within 24 months of project occupancy.


a. Trips in opposite directions are counted separately.

b. Trips are counted only if they are a part of a route with service in opposite directionsc. Inbound and outbound trips at a stop that is the beginning and end of a route are counted

separately.d. Trips that stop beyond the -mile walk distance may count if the average building-to-stop walk

distance of that stop and the stop for the opposite direction is no more than mile.


or ferry).

Weekday trips Points

60

76100

132


Weekday trips Points

24

40

60



If existing transit service is temporarily rerouted outside the required distances for less than two years, the

project may meet the requirements, provided the local transit agency has committed to restoring the


4150%

40% or lessVMT = vehicle miles traveled

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OR

OPTION 2. METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION LOCATION WITH LOW VMTLocate the project:

1. within a region served by a metropolitan planning organization(MPO;) and2. within a traffic analysis zone (TAZ) where either

a. the current annual home-based vehicle miles traveled(VMT) per capita (if the TAZ is100% residential); orb. the annual non-home-based VMT per employee (if the TAZ is 100% non-residential)does not exceed 90% of the average equivalent of the metropolitan region value.


MPO within 10 years of the date of submission for LEED certification. Additional credit may be awarded

for increasing levels of performance, as indicated in Table 3.


employee.


OR

OPTION 3. WALKING PEDESTRIAN ACCESS

Show that the project has an attendance boundarysuch that the specified percentages of students live

within no more than a 3/4-mile walking distance (for grades 8 and below), and 1 1/2-mile walk distance

(for grades 9 and above). Points are awarded according to Table 4.

In addition, locate the project on a site that allows pedestrian access to the site from all residentialneighborhoods that house the planned student population.

ALL OPTIONS

For all options, provide dedicated walking or bicycling lanes to the transit lines that extend from the school

building at least to the end of the school property in two or more directions without any barriers (e.g.,

fences).

Percentage of average regionalVMT per capita Points8190%

7180%6170%

60% or lessVMT = vehicle miles traveled

Percentage of students Points50%

60%70%

80%

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LTCREDIT: BICYCLE NETWORK,STORAGE AND CHANGING ROOMS

This credit applies to:New Construction

Core & Shell

Schools

Data Centers


Hospitality

Intent


Requirements

NC,CS,DATA CENTERS,WAREHOUSE &DISTRIBUTION CENTERS,HOSPITALITY

BICYCLE NETWORK

Design or locate the projectsuch that the building entrance and/or bicycle storage is within a 200-yard

walk distance from at least one of the following:

a. An existing bicycle networkat least 5 continuous miles in length.b. If the project is 100% residential, an existing bicycle networkthat connects to a schooloremployment centerwithin 3 miles bicycling distance; orc. An existing bicycle networkthat connects to at least 10 diverse uses (see Appendix 1) within 3miles bicycling distance from the project boundary.

If the requirements border the project boundary, a safe, all-weather route must exist between the bicycle

network and the projects bicycle storage and/or main entrance.

Planned and funded bicycle trails or lanes may be counted if they are funded and designated for

completion within the fiscal year that the constructing organization finalizes the plans.

AND

BICYCLE STORAGE

CASE 1. Commercial or Institutional Projects

Provide secure, enclosed bicycle storage space for 5% or more of all building users (measured at peak

periods). Provide at least one on-site shower with changing facility for the first 100 full-time equivalent

(FTE) occupants and one additional shower for every 200 FTE occupants thereafter.

CASE 2. Residential Projects

Provide at least one secure, enclosed bicycle storage space per occupant for 30% of all building users

(measured at peak periods).


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BOTH CASES

Bicycle storage areas must be locked, located inside or within 100 feet of a building entry, and easily

accessible to employees, residents, and/or visitors. All storage must be safe, clearly visible from a main

entry, served with night lighting, and protected from damage by nearby vehicles. Bicycle racks must notblock the pedestrian path of travel or inhibit universal accessibility. Provide informational signage on using

the storage facilities.

Bicycle storage capacity may not be double counted; storage that is fully allocated to the occupants of

non-project facilities cannot also serve project occupants.

Core and shell projects should refer to Appendix 2, Default Occupancy Counts, for occupancy count

requirements and guidance.

SCHOOLS

BICYCLE NETWORK


walking distance from at least one of the following:

a. an existing bicycle networkof at least 5 continuous miles in length; orb. an existing bicycle networkthat connects to at least 10 diverse uses (see Appendix 1) within3 miles bicycling distance from the project boundary.

Provide dedicated bicycle lanes that extend at least to the end of the school property in two or more

directions with no barriers (e.g., fences) on school property.



AND

BICYCLE STORAGE

Provide secure, enclosed bicycle storage space for 5% or more of all building staff and students above

grade level 3 (measured at peak periods).

Provide at least one on-site shower with changing facility for the first 100 full-time equivalent (FTE) staffand one additional shower for every 200 FTE staff thereafter.

Bicycle storage areas must be locked, located inside or within 100 feet of a building entry, and easily

accessible to employees, residents, and/or visitors. All storage must be safe, clearly visible from a main

entry, served with night lighting, and protected from damage by nearby vehicles. Bicycle racks must not

block the pedestrian path of travel or inhibit universal accessibility.

Provide informational signage on using the storage facilities.

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LTCREDIT: WALKABLE STREETS


New Construction

Core & Shell

Schools

Data Centers


Hospitality

IntentTo promote walking, biking, and other non-motorized transportation that results in reduced vehicle miles

traveled (VMT), increased public health, and enhanced community participation.

Requirements

NC,CS,DATA CENTERS,WAREHOUSES &DISTRIBUTION CENTERS,HOSPITALITY

Design and build the project to achieve all of the following features:

A principal functional entry on the front faade faces a public space, such as a street, square,park, paseo, or plaza, but not a parking lot, and is connected to sidewalks or equivalentprovisions for walking

All frontages of the building with a principal functional entryhave a minimum building-height-to-streetwidth ratio of 1:3 (i.e. a minimum of 1 foot of building height for every 3 feet of streetwidth),measured to the centerline of the street.

o Nonmotorized rights-of-way may be counted toward the requirement, but frontages facingthose rights-of-way must have a minimum 1:1 ratio of building height to streetwidth.

o Streetfrontage is measured in linear feet.o Building height is measured to eaves or the top of the roof for a flat-roof structure, and

streetwidth is measured faade to faade. For block frontages with multiple heights orwidths, use average heights or widths weighted by each segments linear share of thetotal block distance.

o Alleysand driveways are excluded.

Continuous sidewalks or equivalent all-weather provisions for walking on the project site serve allbuilding entrances and connect them with public sidewalks. New sidewalks must be at least 8feet wide on retail or mixed-use blocks and at least 4 feet wide on all other blocks. Equivalentprovisions for walking include woonerfsand all-weather-surface footpaths. Alleysand drivewaysare excluded from these calculations.

No more than 20% of the streetfrontage of the project is faced directly by garage and service bayopenings. Alleyaccess is used instead, if available.

AND

Meet three of the following across two or more categories:

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a. At least 80% of the total linear feet of the street-facing building faades is within 1 foot of asidewalk or equivalent provision for walking.

b. For commercial, institutional, or mixed-use buildings, functional entriesto the building occur at anaverage of 30 feet or less.

Ground-Level Use and Parking

c. All ground-level retail, service, and trade uses that face a public space have clear glass on atleast 60% of their faades between 3 and 8 feet above grade.

d. If a faade extends along a sidewalk, no more than 40% of its length or 50 feet, whichever is less,is blank (without doors or windows).

e. Any ground-level retail, service, or trade windows are kept visible (unshuttered) at night; this mustbe stipulated in covenants, conditions, and restrictions(CC&R) or other binding documents.

f. On-streetparking is provided on a minimum of 70% of the project side of bordering streets andboth sides of streets within the project boundary. The percentage of on-streetparking iscalculated by dividing the length of streetdesignated for parking by the total length of the curbalong each street, including curb cuts, driveways, and intersection radii. Space within the parkinglane that is occupied by corner bulb-outs (within 24 feet of an intersection), transit stops, andmotorcycle or bicycle parking may be counted as designated for parking in this calculation.

Woonerfsare not considered streets for this subsection.g. If the project has ground-floor dwelling units, the principal level of at least 50% of those units has

an elevated finished floor no less than 24 inches above the sidewalk grade. Below-gradebasement spaces and/or accessory dwelling unitsare exempt from this requirement.

h. For commercial, institutional, or mixed-use projects, ground-floor retail, live-work spaces, and/orground-floor dwelling units are along at least 60% of the street-level faade; and all businessesand/or other community services on the ground floor are accessible directly from sidewalks alonga public space, such as a street, square, paseo, or plaza, but not a parking lot.

Design Speeds for Safe Pedestrian and Bicycle Travel

i. Residential projects are located on a residential-only streetdesigned for a target speed of no

more than 20 mph. j. Commercial, institutional, or mixed-use projects are located on a nonresidential and/or mixed-use

streets designed for a target speed of no more than 25 mph. A multiway boulevard, with travellanes separated from access lanes by medians, may apply this requirement to its outer accesslanes only (through-lanes are exempt), provided pedestrian crosswalks are installed across theboulevard at intervals no greater than 800 feet.

Sidewalk Intrusions

k. At-grade crossings with driveways account for no more than 10% of the length of sidewalks withinthe project.

Tree-lined and Shaded Streets

l. Streettrees are provided on both sides of at least 60% of new and existingstreetswithin theproject and on the project side of bordering streets, between the vehicle travel way and walkway,at intervals averaging no more than 40 feet (excluding driveways and utility vaults).

m. Trees or other structures provide shade over at least 40% of the length of sidewalks of new andexistingstreetswithin the project and on the project side of bordering streets. Trees must provideshade within 10 years of landscape installation. Use the estimated crown diameter (the width ofthe shade if the sun is directly above the tree) to calculate the shaded area.

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Any new off-street parking lots are located at the side or rear of the building.

Continuous sidewalks or equivalent all-weather provisions for walking on the project site serve allbuilding entrances and connect them with public sidewalks. New sidewalks must be at least 8feet wide on retail or mixed-use blocks and at least 4 feet wide on all other blocks.

AND

Meet three of the following:

Faades and Entries

a. Locate all service bays and garages so that they do not face street and public spaces.


b. If a faade extends along a street or a public space, no more than 40% of its length or 50 feet,whichever is less, is blank (without doors or windows).

c. On-streetparking is provided on a minimum of 70% of the project side of bordering streets andboth sides of streets within the project boundary. The percentage of on-streetparking iscalculated by dividing the length of streetdesignated for parking by the total length of the curbalong each street, including curb cuts, driveways, and intersection radii. Space within the parkinglane that is occupied by corner bulb-outs (within 24 feet of an intersection), transit stops, andmotorcycle or bicycle parking may be counted as designated for parking in this calculation.Woonerfsare not considered streets for this subsection.


d. Streets surrounding the school are designed for a target speed of no more than 25 mph

Sidewalk Intrusions

e. At-grade crossings with driveways account for no more than 10% of the length of sidewalks withinthe project.

Tree-Lined and Shaded Streets

f. Streettrees are provided on both sides of at least 60% of new and existingstreetswithin theproject and on the project side of bordering streets, between the vehicle travel way and walkway,at intervals averaging no more than 40 feet (excluding driveways and utility vaults).AND/OR

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Trees or other structures provide shade over at least 40% of the length of sidewalks of new and

existingstreetswithin the project and on the project side of bordering streets. Trees must provide

shade within 10 years of landscape installation. Use the estimated crown diameter (the width of

the shade if the sun is directly above the tree) to calculate the shaded area.

Neighborhood Walkability

g. Locate in an area with a funded Safe Routes to School (SRTS) plan, or develop and implementan SRTS plan if one does not already exist.AND/OR

Locate in or adjacent to a Stage 2 Pre-Certified LEED for Neighborhood Development plan or a

Stage 3 LEED-ND Certified Neighborhood Development

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LTCREDIT: PARKING REDUCTION


New Construction

Core & Shell

Schools

Data Centers


Hospitality

Intent


Requirements

NC,CS,SCHOOLS,DATA CENTERS,WAREHOUSE &DISTRIBUTION CENTERS,HOSPITALITY

Size parking capacity to not exceed minimum local zoning requirements.

AND

Provide parking capacity that provides a percent reduction from the base ratios recommended by the

Parking Consultants Council (PCC), as shown in Tables 18-2 through 18-4 in the Institute ofTransportation Engineers Transportation Planning Handbook, 3

rdEdition.

CASE 1. BASELINE LOCATION

Points for projects that have not earned points for density and transit service are awarded according to

Table 1.

Percentage reduction Points

20

40

CASE 2. DENSE AND/OR TRANSIT-SERVED LOCATION

This option is for projects earning 1 or more points in either LT Credit 2: Development Density and

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40

60

BOTH CASES.

Provide preferred parking for carpools or vanpools for 5% of the total parking spaces after reductions are

made from the base ratios.

Mixed-use projects may determine the percentage reduction by aggregating the spaces provided for each

use.

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LTCREDIT: LOW-EMITTING AND FUEL-EFFICIENT VEHICLES


New Construction

Core & ShellSchools

Data Centers


Hospitality

IntentTo reduce pollution and land development impacts from automobile use.

Requirements

NC,CS,DATA CENTERS,HOSPITALITY

OPTION 1. PROVISION OF LOW-EMITTING OR FUEL-EFFICIENT VEHICLES

Provide low-emitting and fuel-efficient vehiclesfor 3% of full-time equivalent (FTE) occupants.

Provide preferred parkingfor these vehicles.

OR

OPTION 2. VEHICLE-SHARING PROGRAM

Provide building occupants access to a low-emitting or fuel-efficient vehicle-sharing program. The

following requirements must be met:

One low-emitting or fuel-efficient vehiclemust be provided per 3% of FTE occupants, assumingthat 1 shared vehicle can carry 8 persons (i.e., 1 vehicle per 267 FTE occupants). For buildingswith fewer than 267 FTE occupants, at least 1 low emitting or fuel-efficient vehicle must beprovided.

A two-year vehicle-sharing contract must be in place.

Parking for low-emitting and fuel-efficient vehiclesmust be located in the nearest availablespaces in the nearest available parking area.

SCHOOLS

Develop and implement a plan for every bus serving the school to meet the following emission standards:

Nitrogen oxide (NOx) emission standard of 0.50 grams per brake horsepower-hour.

Particulate matter emission standard of 0.01 grams per brake horsepower-hour,

AND

Develop and implement a plan for 100% of all other (non-bus) vehicles serving the school to be low-

emitting and fuel-efficient vehicles

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WAREHOUSE AND DISTRIBUTION CENTERS

OPTION 1. ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES

Provide an onsite fleet with at least one low-emitting and fuel-efficient yard jockeythat is powered by

alternative fuels such as electricity, propane, or natural gas. Provide on-site charging or refueling stations

for the vehicles. Liquid or gaseous refueling stations must be separately ventilated or located outdoors.

OR

OPTION 2. REDUCED TRUCK IDLING

Provide an electrical connection for a minimum of 50% of all dock door locations to limit truck idling while

at the dock.

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LTCREDIT: ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION


Retail

IntentTo reduce pollution and land development impacts from automobile use.

Requirements

RETAIL

OPTION 1. REDUCED AUTOMOBILE DEPENDENCE

PATH 1. TRANSIT-SERVED LOCATION

Locate the main building entrance of the project within a -mile walk distanceof existing or planned bus

or streetcar stops, or within a -mile walk distance of existing or planned bus rapid transitstops, light or

heavy rail stations, or ferry terminals. The transit service at those stops in aggregate must meet the

minimums listed in Tables 1 and 2. Planned stops may count if they are sited, funded, and under

construction upon project occupancy and are complete within 24 months of project occupancy.

Both weekday and weekend trip minimums must be met.


Trips in opposite directions are counted separately

Trips are counted only if they are a part of a route with service in opposite directionsInbound and outbound trips at a stop that is the beginning and end of a route are countedseparately.

Trips that stop beyond the -mile walk distance may count if the average building-to-stop walkdistance of that stop and the stop for the opposite direction is no more than mile.

Weekend trips must include service on both Saturday and Sunday. To determine weekend trips,average Saturday and Sunday service.


or ferry).


60 40

76 50

100 65

132 85

180 130

246 150

This option is available in the Pilot Credit Library.

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24 6

40 8

60 12



If existingtransit service is temporarily rerouted outside the required distances for less than two years, the

project may meet the requirements, provided the local transit agency has committed to restoring the


OR

PATH 2. METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION LOCATION WITH LOW VMT

Locate the project:

1. within a region served by a metropolitan planning organization(MPO;) and2. within a traffic analysis zone (TAZ) where either

(a) the current annual home-based vehicle miles traveled(VMT) per capita (if the TAZ is100% residential); or

(b) the annual non-home-based VMT per employee (if the TAZ is 100% non-residential)does not exceed 90% of the average equivalent of the metropolitan region value.


MPO within 10 years of the date of submission for LEED certification. Additional credit may be awardedfor increasing levels of performance, as indicated in Table 3.


employee.


OPTION 2: BICYCLE COMMUTING

Percentage of average regionalVMT per capita Points

8190%7180%

6170%

5160%4150%40% or less

VMT = vehicle miles traveled


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BICYCLE NETWORK


walking distance from at least one of the following:

a. an existing bicycle networkof at least 5 continuous miles in length;b. if the project is 100% residential, an existing bicycle networkthat connects to a schoolor

employment centerwithin 3 miles bicycling distance; andc. an existing bicycle networkthat connects to at least 10 diverse uses (see Appendix) within 3

miles bicycling distance from the project boundary.

If the requirements border the project, a safe, all-weather route must exist between the bicycle network

and the bicycle storage and/or main entrance.



AND

BICYCLE STORAGE

Provide at least one secure, enclosed bicycle storage space for 5% of full-time equivalent (FTE) retail

employees. Provide at least one on-site shower with changing facility for the first 100 FTE occupants and

one additional shower for every 200 FTE occupants thereafter.



AND

Provide a bicycle maintenance program or route assistance.Any maintenance program must be intended

for employees and may include coupons for yearly bicycle tune-ups for those who ride to work or on-site

supplies for basic self-repairs (e.g., tire pump, patch kit). Route assistance must be intended for

employees and customers and may include a map indentifying bicycle routes to the project site, posted

on the property in a location that is easily accessible to employees and customers; the map could also be

posted online.

FOR PROJECTS THAT ARE PART OF A MASTER PLAN DEVELOPMENT

If bicycle racks or storage has been provided by the development in which the project is located,

determine the number of bicycle storage spaces that may be attributed to the project by dividing the

square footage of the retail project by the total square footage of the development (buildings only), andmultiplying the percentage result by the total number of bicycle storage spaces. If this number does not

meet the credit requirement, the project must add additional spaces.

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Parking capacity must not exceed minimum local zoning requirements.

AND

Provide parking capacity that provides a percent reduction from the base ratios recommended by the

Parking Consultants Council, as shown in Tables 18-2 through 18-4 in the Institute of Transportation

Engineers Transportation Planning Handbook, 3rd

Edition.

CASE 1. BASELINE LOCATION

Points for projects that have not earned points for density and transit service are awarded according to

Table 1.


20

40

CASE 2. DENSE AND/OR TRANSIT-SERVED LOCATION

This option is for projects earning 1 or more points in either Option 1 or LT Credit 2: Development Density

and Community Access.


40

60

BOTH CASES.

Provide preferred parkingfor carpools or vanpools for 5% of the total parking spaces provided for

employees.

OPTION 4. LOW-EMITTING AND FUEL-EFFICIENT VEHICLES

PATH 1

Provide low-emitting and fuel-efficient vehiclesfor 3% of the full-time equivalent (FTE) occupants.

Provide preferred parkingfor these vehicles.

OR

PATH 2.

Provide building occupants access to a low-emitting or fuel-efficient vehicle-sharing program. The

following requirements must be met:

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One low-emitting or fuel-efficient vehiclemust be provided for a minimum 3% of employee FTEoccupants. Assuming that 1 shared vehicle can carry 8 persons, 1 vehicle per 267 employee FTEoccupants is required. For buildings with fewer than 267 employee FTE occupants, at least 1low-emitting or fuel-efficient vehiclemust be provided.

A two-year vehicle-sharing contract must be in place.

Parking for low-emitting and fuel-efficient vehiclesmust be located in the nearest available

spaces in the nearest available parking area.

OPTION 5. DELIVERY SERVICE

Provide a delivery service for purchases made from the retail project seeking LEED certification. It is not

required that the delivery service be free of charge.

OPTION 6. INCENTIVES AND INFORMATION

Provide a comprehensive incentives program for employees who carpool or use alternative transportation

to get to work. Offer at least three of the following incentives to all staff upon hire:

transit pass subsidies;

purchase of public transportation passes on a pre-tax basis;

preferential on work shift scheduling for employees who carpool (with the proviso that althoughshifts cannot be guaranteed, a reasonable effort will be made to accommodate employeesschedules).

an emergency ride home program so that employees are not penalized for not having a vehicle ifthey, a family member, or a member of their car- or vanpool needs to leave work for anemergency;

preferred parking for carpools or vanpools; and

discounts on bicycle accessories and maintenance at local bicycle shops.

In addition to incentives, provide a board or computer in the retail project, accessible to both employees

and customers, that provides the following information:

information on carpooling programs;

transit trip planning assistance;

transit maps;

maps of preferred bicycle routes and the location(s) of secure bicycle parking, lockers andshowers;

summary of the companys Transportation Management Plan; and

contacts for more information.

For Retail projects:

OPTION 7. WALKABLE STREETS



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All frontages of the building with a principal functional entryhave a minimum building-height-to-streetwidth ratio of 1:3 (i.e. a minimum of 1 foot of building height for every 3 feet of streetwidth),measured to the centerline of the street.

o

Nonmotorized rights-of-way may be counted toward the requirement, but frontages facingthose rights-of-way must have a minimum 1:1 ratio of building height to streetwidth.o Streetfrontage is measured in linear feet.o Building height is measured to eaves or the top of the roof for a flat-roof structure, and

streetwidth is measured faade to faade. For block frontages with multiple heights orwidths, use average heights or widths weighted by each segments linear sha re of thetotal block distance.

o Alleysand driveways are excluded.

Continuous sidewalks or equivalent all-weather provisions for walking on the project site serve allbuilding entrances and connect them with public sidewalks. New sidewalks must be at least 8feet wide on retail or mixed-use blocks and at least 4 feet wide on all other blocks. Equivalentprovisions for walking include woonerfsand all-weather-surface footpaths. Alleysand drivewaysare excluded from these calculations.

No more than 20% of the streetfrontage of the project is faced directly by garage and service bayopenings. Alleyaccess is used instead, if available.

AND

Meet three of the following across two or more categories:

Faades and Entries

a. At least 80% of the total linear feet of the street-facing building faades is within 1 foot of asidewalk or equivalent provision for walking.

b. For commercial, institutional, or mixed-use buildings, functional entriesto the building occur at anaverage of 30 feet or less.


c. All ground-level retail, service, and trade uses that face a public space have clear glass on atleast 60% of their faades between 3 and 8 feet above grade.

d. If a faade extends along a sidewalk, no more than 40% of its length or 50 feet, whichever is less,is blank (without doors or windows).

e. Any ground-level retail, service, or trade windows are kept visible (unshuttered) at night; this mustbe stipulated in covenants, conditions, and restrictions(CC&R) or other binding documents.

f. On-streetparking is provided on a minimum of 70% of the project side of bordering streets andboth sides of streets within the project boundary. The percentage of on-streetparking iscalculated by dividing the length of streetdesignated for parking by the total length of the curb

along each street, including curb cuts, driveways, and intersection radii. Space within the parkinglane that is occupied by corner bulb-outs (within 24 feet of an intersection), transit stops, andmotorcycle or bicycle parking may be counted as designated for parking in this calculation.Woonerfsare not considered streets for this subsection.

g. If the project has ground-floor dwelling units, the principal level of at least 50% of those units hasan elevated finished floor no less than 24 inches above the sidewalk grade. Below-gradebasement spaces and/or accessory dwelling unitsare exempt from this requirement.

h. For commercial, institutional, or mixed-use projects, ground-floor retail, live-work spaces, and/orground-floor dwelling units are along at least 60% of the street-level faade; and all businesses

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and/or other community services on the ground floor are accessible directly from sidewalks alonga public space, such as a street, square, paseo, or plaza, but not a parking lot.


i. Residential projects are located on a residential-only streetdesigned for a target speed of nomore than 20 mph.

j. Commercial, institutional, or mixed-use projects are located on a nonresidential and/or mixed-usestreets designed for a target speed of no more than 25 mph. A multiway boulevard, with travellanes separated from access lanes by medians, may apply this requirement to its outer accesslanes only (through-lanes are exempt), provided pedestrian crosswalks are installed across theboulevard at intervals no greater than 800 feet.

Sidewalk Intrusions

k. At-grade crossings with driveways account for no more than 10% of the length of sidewalks withinthe project.

Tree-lined and Shaded Streets

l. Streettrees are provided on both sides of at least 60% of new and existingstreetswithin theproject and on the project side of bordering streets, between the vehicle travel way and walkway,at intervals averaging no more than 40 feet (excluding driveways and utility vaults).

m. Trees or other structures provide shade over at least 40% of the length of sidewalks of new andexistingstreetswithin the project and on the project side of bordering streets. Trees must provideshade within 10 years of landscape installation. Use the estimated crown diameter (the width ofthe shade if the sun is directly above the tree) to calculate the shaded area.

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APPENDIX 1:DIVERSE USES

Food RetailSupermarket

Other food store with produce

Community-Serving RetailClothing store or department store selling clothesConvenience

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