Hello to all,
Do you have any suggestion if I have to include for Option 2 of heat island reduction credit the following:
1) Parking lots for Buses?
2) Taxis waiting areas? In My project are around 250 spaces for a taxi to wait.
Thank you
Civil Engineer
BLPTK Construction
LEEDuser Basic Member
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"The following parking spaces must be included in total parking capacity:
- New and existing surface parking spaces
- New and existing garage or multilevel parking spaces
- Any off-street parking spaces outside the project boundary that are available to the building’s users
The following parking spaces should not be included in total parking capacity:- On-street (parallel or pull-in) parking spaces on public rights of way
- Parking spaces for fleet and inventory vehicles, unless these vehicles are regularly used by employees for commuting as well as business purposes
- Motorbike or bicycle spaces"
Now, already, this language conflicts with the Heat Island instructions, which specifically say "Include motorcycle parking as vehicle parking spaces." (pg 201). That printed PDF version was later corrected, and now reads "Do not count motorcycle or bicycle parking spaces as vehicle parking spaces." So, all that said, you'll need to determine how your bus and taxi spaces fit into these descriptions to know whether or not you must include them.