Intent: Minimize light pollution from interior and exterior building lighting systems.
Requirements: There are 4 different compliance paths which are delegated by your lighting zone. The zones are: LZ1 - Dark (Park and Rural Settings), LZ2 - Low (Residential Areas), LZ3 - Medium (Commercial/Industrial, High-Density Residential), LZ4 - High (Major City Centers, Entertainment Districts). The requirements […]
Intent: Reduce the effect of heat islands in developed areas to minimize impact on microclimate and wildlife habitat.
Requirements: There are 3 options paths to receive a point for this credit: Option 1 - Use roofing materials with SRI of at least 78 or 29, depending on slope; for at least 75% of the roof area.. […]
Intent: Reduce the Heat Island Effect for developed areas.
Requirements: Place a minimum of 50% of parking spaces under shade or provide shade, paving materials with SRI (Solar Reflectance Index) of at least 29, or open grid pavement system for 50% of the site hardscape.
There is an Exemplary Performance Point available for sites that increase the […]
Intent: Reduce or eliminate water pollution by reducing the amount of impervious cover on a site.
Requirements: In order to get awarded a point for this credit, there must be a stormwater managament plan that reduces impervious cover and treats the stormwater runoff from 90% of the average annual rainfall using acceptable best management practices (BPMs).
Potential […]
The Intent of this credit is to limit the disruption of the natural hydrology.
Requirements: There are two different compliance paths for this credit. The first is for sites with existing imperviousness that is less than or equal to 50%, and the other compliance path is for sites with existing imperviousness that is […]
Intent: Promote biodiversity by providing a high amount of open space to development footprint.
Requirements: There are 3 options that all involve either reducing the building’s footprint or increasing the amount of vegetated or open space. For those buildings that earn SSc2, pedestrian oriented spaces and vegetated roofs can count towards this point.
This is a Design […]
The Intent of SSc5.1 - Site Development - Protect or Restore Habitat is to promote biodiversity by conserving existing natural areas and or restoring damaged areas.
Requirements: There is a pretty involved system of compliance for this credit, it would be useful to look at the exact literature in the LEED manual. These practices involve protecting […]
Intent: Reduce the environmental impact caused by vehicle use
Requirements: There are four options for this credit:
Option 1: (Non-Residential) - Parking size not to exceed minimum and you must provide 5% preferred parking for car/vanpools.
Option 2: (Non-Residential) - Projects that have parking for less than 5% FTE occupants - Provide 5% preferred parking for car/vanpools.
Option 3: […]
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 […]