Consider the feasibility of each option based on your site location. Is your project located in a dense urban environment where most people commute to work via mass transit, or are you in a suburban or rural area where most people drive to work, and may appreciate a vehicle-sharing program? Also consider things like whether there are alternative-fuel vehicles used by occupants or whether occupants tend to use low-emitting and fuel-efficient vehicles. These types of questions will help to determine an appropriate approach to this credit.
Fill in the LEED Online submittal template. Document the credit with a site plan highlighting the pedestrian route from the building entrance to the identified bus or train stop or stops. Provide a distance scale to confirm that the building entrance is within the required distance of transit—¼ mile for bus routes, ½ mile for train.
Public, private, or campus bus lines in proximity to the project site can be used for credit compliance as long as building occupants have consistent access at peak times. If there is an existing shuttle that runs nearby to the project site with restricted access, consider talking to bus operators to see if you can get permission for your project occupants to use the shuttle.
The landscape architect provides LEED documentation for submittal to LEED Online.
Provide landscape drawings.
Provide the total water applied (both for the baseline and design case) and non-potable water supply.
If using non-potable water, provide information on source, and other documents that support proof of non-potable water use.
Write a narrative describing the landscape and irrigation installed, provide detail on the calculations used, and detail about the supply and availability of non-potable water used.
