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NC-2009 SSc4.3: Alternative Transportation—Low-Emitting and Fuel-Efficient Vehicles
My project is on a college campus, the University has selected discounted parking rate as the compliance path for this credit. 20% discount will be offered to any student/staff with a LEFE vehicle.
1. does anyone know if putting a statement in the parking section of the student handbook meets the intent of "publicly posted"? i read something that stated it has to be posted at the entrance of the parking area.
2. does anyone have an example of acceptable verbage for this statement?
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Norma Lehman
PrincipalThe Beck Group
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March 22, 2013 - 10:44 am
I might add that this campus does not have attendant or machine parking at the lots, all parking is by permit/sticker only, so i'm not sure the benefit of posting it at the entrance of the lots.
James Giannantonio
Energy & Sustainability AnalystJohnson Controls, Inc.
March 22, 2013 - 1:06 pm
Hi Norma, I found an example that might be helpful for your research. The Kroc Center in Quincy, Illinois uses a parking sign in their parking lot to distinguish regular parking spots from reserved parking spots for employees driving low emission or fuel efficient vehicles. Maybe a good way for you to distinguish low emission or fuel efficient vehicles with your company is to color-code your parking permits so that only specific color-coded permits are allowed to park in the designated low emission/fuel efficient parking spots. Please follow the link for further reference: http://quincyjournal.com/emissions-favoritism...what-a-kroc!.html
Norma Lehman
PrincipalThe Beck Group
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March 22, 2013 - 4:24 pm
Thanks James, we are not pursuing the reserved spaces, but the discounted parking rates for this credit. My real question is whether "publicly posted" means it has to be a sign at the parking lot or does posting it in the student handbook and online in the parking section enough? anyone know?
James Giannantonio
Energy & Sustainability AnalystJohnson Controls, Inc.
March 24, 2013 - 11:05 am
Hi Norma, I did a little more research into what would fulfill the "publicly posted" signage for the discounted parking rates. Although I could not find any definitive answer, I think that the USGBC stays pretty vague on what constitutes an appropriate "publicly posted" sign for credits such as discounted parking rates in order to prevent the rating system from becoming to uniform or prescriptive. I may be wrong but I think it would be beneficial to not only publish the discounted parking rates credit into the student handbook but also place a large sign at the entrance of the parking area informing the students of the incentive.
I too am interested in getting a more definitive answer to this question so I'll keep checking back for other user posts/updates.
Norma Lehman
PrincipalThe Beck Group
133 thumbs up
March 29, 2013 - 3:55 pm
I appreciate the feedback. because these are residential buildings on campus, the only "users" of the building are those that live there, so i think i could argue that for this LEED project, putting it on the website and in the student handbook would be sufficient. for academic buildings, i think a sign would be appropriate, since a variety of students would visit have classes in the buidling and could take advantage of the discount for the semeseter if they drive a LEFE vehicle. i think we will try it this way, i will let you know how it turns out.