The Intent of this credit is to reduce the environmental impact caused by automobile use.
Requirements: There are three options that can be used to achieve this credit:
Option 1: Provide low-emitting or fuel efficient vehicles for 3% of FTE occupants and preferred parking.
Option 2: Have preferred parking for low-emitting vehicles for 5% of total parking capacity.
Option […]
Intent: Reduce the pollution caused by automobile use.
Requirements: Provide bike racks within 200 yards of building enterance for 5% of all building users and provide showers for 0.5% of all FTE occupants. For residential projects, provide bike racks for 15% of occupants with some sort of covering.
Approach: Implement bike racks into the design of the […]
Intent: Reduce automobile use to help reduce pollution.
Requirements: Locate the project within 1/2 mile of some sort of light rail system or 1/4 mile away from one or more bus stops that are for 2 or more bus lines.
Approach: Give preference to sites that are well connected when selecting the site. Build the community […]
Intent: Rehabilitate existing damaged/contaminated sites.
Requirements: Develop on a site that is documented as “Contaminated” or “Brownfield”
Approach: Select a site that falls into these categories and then use various methods to remediate the site so that it is suitable for building and construction. You may find that you can get government funds for fixing broken sites.
The Intent of this credit is to develop in areas that have existing infrastructure, and preserve natural habitat.
There are two options to meet the Requirements:
Option 1: Develop on a previously developed site, and in a community with a density of 60k sq.ft per acre net.
Option 2: Build on a previously developed site and within 1/2 mile of […]
Intent: Develop sites that are already previously developed. Avoid developing inappropriate sites.
Requirements: Basically you are not supposed to develop on undeveloped land - prime farmland, previously undeveloped land that is lower than 5 feet above the 100 year flood, within 100 feet of wetlands, of 50 feet of a body of water, or public parkland.
Approach: […]
I took a 2.5 hour motorcycle ride down to the testing center today. Finished answering all 80 questions in 1.5 hours, and had a good 30 minutes to go over all the questions, changing a few here and there. To my suprise, I beat the min requirement by 10 points (170 is passing).
Too bad I […]