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If a non-residential project wants to use Option 4, which references the  ITE Parking Generation Study, where does one upload and submit required documentation? There is no Option 4 choice in the credit form.

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CS-2009 SSc4.4:Alternative Transportation—Parking Capacity

Calculating Gross Floor Area

When calculating GFA, I assume you exclude the levels of the building dedicated to parking?

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Jon Clifford
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Wed, 07/22/2015 - 00:27

Gross floor area is not relevant to SSc4.4, but since you ask about parking garages, I can see why you posted on this forum. As defined by ASHRAE, GFA excludes parking. GFA is also the basis for the EAp2/EAc1 energy model (and for a slew of other credits) and is calculated once for a project and entered into Project Information Form 2 (see http://www.leeduser.com/credit/CS-2009/PIf2). However, beware, according to the LEED Reference Guide, for EAc4 Green Energy, CS uses a different definition of gross square footage based on BOMA (see http://www.leeduser.com/credit/CS-2009/EAc6 for commentary).

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