Alternate Transportation: SSc4.3 and SSc4.4

Project location: Canada

September 18, 2015

Greg Snow

Gibbons Snow Architects Inc.

LEEDuser Basic Member

Project location: Canada

September 18, 2015

Hi Everyone,

I am filling out the LEED letter template for SSc4.3 and SSc4.4 and don't know which path/option I should check. The project is in Canada in a Campus; there are no parking allocated within the LEED boundary and no new parking added to the existing parking. I am using Campus path tpo meet the requirements of above credits i.e 3% of FTE for SSc4.3 and 5% of FTE for SSc4.4. In the LEED letter template, I am using the special circumstances path and will provide a narrative to explain the compliance.

Please advise if this procedure is correct?

I appreciate your feedback.

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Helen Kessler

President
HJKessler Associates

LEEDuser Premium Member

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September 18, 2015 - 1:33 pm

As long as you make it clear that you're using the campus approach, it sounds like what you're doing for SSc4.3 should work. Have you checked to see which option is preferable - Option 1 - preferred parking designated for 5% of parking spaces or Option 3 - preferred parking for 3% of FTEs? Also, if no new parking is being added, you should be able to achieve SSc4.4 without designating carpool spaces - unless the client wants to, of course. Option 3 for SSc4.4 - no new parking.

Greg Snow

Gibbons Snow Architects Inc.

LEEDuser Basic Member

September 18, 2015 - 1:48 pm

Hi Helen- Thanks for the feedback. I would like to elaborate more:
For SSc4.3 I am pursuing 3% of total FTE for charging station to be provided in the existing campus parking within 500m to the LEED building( campus option). Is that acceptable?

Thanks

Helen Kessler

President
HJKessler Associates

LEEDuser Premium Member

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September 20, 2015 - 11:21 pm

I believe that the requirement is that charging stations be provided for 3% of the total parking spaces. The LEED 2009 BD+C Reference Guide doesn't say anything about 3% of FTE for charging stations.

Rezkar Abdulmajeed

Architect/LEED AP
SANA Associates LTD

LEEDuser Basic Member

September 21, 2015 - 7:03 am

There is zero parking in LEED project boundary and no new parking will be added. How can I figure out how many parking spaces will be utilized from the existing shared parking structure for this project? If I use the formula below;
total parking for LEED Building= Gross floor area of the LEED Building/total gross area for the campus X total existing parking space in the campus.
the results may come up more than the FTE number in the LEED Building.

Can the campus authority provide a letter and state that a total number of XX spaces will be assigned within the existing infrastructure for LEED building, which we can use it as a baseline of our parking calculation SSc4.3 and SSc4.4 .

Your feedback is appreciated