The requirements on the credit (BD+C) on the top of the page show:
1. At least 10% of the site’s vegetated area
2. At least 1,500 square feet of hydroponic area
3. At least 50% of usable roof top space (excluding mechanical equipment, etc.)
4. At least 3,000 cubic feet of vertical farming or vertically stacked agriculture (length x width x height)
5. At least one square foot per Full Time Equivalent (excluding visitors)
"General Pilot Documentation Requirements" at the bottom of the page show:
1. Area calculations (in square feet), showing that the food production areas make up at least 10 percent of the site’s vegetated area
Am I correct to assume that the requirements under "General Pilot Documentation Requirements" should read the same as the ones on the top of the page?
We’re planning to calculate the area based on one square foot per FTE, which would be lower than 10% of the total landscaped area of the site.
5. At least one square foot per Full Time Equivalent (excluding visitors)
"General Pilot Documentation Requirements" at the bottom of the page show:
1. Area calculations (in square feet), showing that the food production areas make up at least 10 percent of the site’s vegetated area
Am I correct to assume that the requirements under "General Pilot Documentation Requirements" should read the same as the ones on the top of the page?
We’re planning to calculate the area based on one square foot per FTE, which would be lower than 10% of the total landscaped area of the site.
LEED Pro Consultant
Bioconstruccion & Energia Alternativa77 thumbs up
April 29, 2015 - 4:56 pm
Hi Noriko,
We also applied this pilot credit for our project and we used the option of "at least one square foot per Full Time Equivalent" which is lower than 10% of our total landscape area as you said.
Instead of showing area calculations for 10 percent, we explained calculations based on FTE and showed the different requirements of the credit in a drawing of the site including some images for evidence.
Noriko Nagazumi
Woonerf Inc.74 thumbs up
May 1, 2015 - 12:15 am
Hi!
Did you get any review comments?
Jessica Garcia
Gensler3 thumbs up
October 19, 2015 - 6:24 pm
We also used the "at least one square foot per Full Time Equivalent" route and showed that our calculation was based on our employee-count (1sf per person, for over 150 people), which made this a feasible credit for a commercial office space using balcony planters. The great part of this credit was that it blossomed into part of an Office Wellness initiative, citing the therapeutic effects of (voluntary) gardening, as well as a hugely popular 'take home' program for office-raised produce. We have so far been able to seed, grow and harvest radishes, cilantro, basil, beets, parsley, tomatoes and chives. Our documentation uploads included PDF copies of office-wide communications inviting persons to participate in planting, caring and harvesting events, initial rollout of the Wellness program centered around 'homegrowing' our own healthy food and photos of employees participating in planting events as well as the progress of several species.