We are renovating the interiors of two existing dormitories on a college campus. Per LEED-CI SSc3.3 we fall under Case 2. We are not providing any new parking. The credit requires that we provide at least 5% of the building FTE with preferred Car/Van Pool designated parking spaces. We can supply this by marking off existing spots in a nearby campus lot and designated to be solely to be used by occupants of this dorm. But, I scratch my head at the logic of this requirement. Since the students who will be living in the dorms are walking to their classes, there is no reason for them to need Car/Van pool parking, except at move-in or move-out, or in order to drive together to the movies. For FTE of 437 occupants, I'll need 11 carpool spaces. Would it make more sense to only include the FTE of those who are employees at the dormitories who might drive every day to work at the dorms? Or, perhaps propose an alternative compliance method of some sort?
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Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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June 19, 2012 - 3:38 pm
Andrew, it sounds like your situation is not anticipated by the credit requirements. I think you could either not pursue this credit as one that doesn't make sense for the project, or just designate the 11 spaces (hard to see any harm in it), or propose an alternative compliance path like one you suggest, knowing that it's questionable whether GBCI will approve it.