I am curious what folks make of this statement from the "step-by-step guidance" in the v4.1 Beta guide: "Common roads that serve multiple buildings should not be included in this calculation. If the roads include the primary parking areas (i.e. parking spots along the road), those parking areas should be included in the calculation."
What do you think is the intent behind exluding common roads? I'm currently working on a campus project with a dozen or so buildings connected by a loop roadway (does not have parking spots) around the entirety of the campus. Do I exclude the loop road from the calculation as hardscape? Would driveways that come off the loop road to serve each individual building need to be included in the calculation?
emily reese moody
Sustainability Director, Certifications & ComplianceJacobs
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February 9, 2023 - 12:50 am
Ooh, I had not caught that in the updated guidance. Guess I haven't needed to apply it yet to a project of mine.
If left to my own devices only for your project, I'd interpret that as excluding the loop roadway but including the individual driveways.
Intent? I guess you need shared roadways if you're going to support alternative transporation means, but they still include on-site parking for all the SOV drivers, carpoolers, and EV drivers.
Tianya Yang
September 20, 2023 - 1:11 pm
In the Credit's Definitions section from LEED V4.1 from July 2022, it says "common road for the purposes of this credit, a common road is defined as a narrow or small road or alleyway between buildings, which may or may not be drivable." However, before I discovered this definition, I also treated a loop road on a campus as common roads on a project, and the credit was awarded.