Hello! The LEED Credit web site lists the hardly legible ITE parking ratios table 3rd Edition as a resource for determining baseline ratios. This site lists a different table , 5th Edition, with different (more stringent) ratios. Does anyone have a clear 3rd Edition ITE table that shows the entire cell for Office buildings between 100k and 500k SF? Thanks in advance.
https://leeduser.buildinggreen.com/credit/NC-v4/LTc7#tab-docs
Paula Melton
Editorial DirectorBuildingGreen, Inc.
LEEDuser Moderator
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May 9, 2023 - 10:46 am
Hi, Brian! That USGBC table is truly dreadful. I'm checking in with the expert on this credit to see what her answer is. I'm not sure why our toolkit has the 5th edition instead of the 3rd, since the credit language is clear—but at the same time, the 3rd edition is decidedly outdated (from 2009). Have you considered the v4.1 version of this credit, which has more options? (It also references the 5th edition, though.)
Brian Salazar
President, LEED AP, WELL APEntegra Development & Investment, LLC
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May 9, 2023 - 11:01 am
Hi Paula - Thanks for the fast reply. Unfortunately, v4.1 doesn't offer us any advantages on this v4 project. I understand the 3rd Edition table is out-dated, but it is the referenced baseline on the USGBC web site for v4 projects, so we should be able to take advantage of those ratios...Whatever they are! Please let me know what you find out. THANKS!
Michelle Rosenberger
PartnerArchEcology
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May 9, 2023 - 11:20 am
Hi Brian,
Agreed on this thread. A clear version of the table is in the actual LEED v4 reference manual. I use the online version except for this table. I don't know how to put a snip up here, but here is what it says for Office 100K to 500K:
If x = SF, 3.4-[0.6 x (x-100,000)/400,000] spaces per 1000 SF.
Brian Salazar
President, LEED AP, WELL APEntegra Development & Investment, LLC
56 thumbs up
May 9, 2023 - 11:30 am
Thanks Michelle
Paula Melton
Editorial DirectorBuildingGreen, Inc.
LEEDuser Moderator
183 thumbs up
May 10, 2023 - 1:37 pm
Brian, at this point Michelle has pretty much answered this, but I wanted to add this reply I received from Mudhar Aldurra of Integral Group:
The LEED reference guide provides a clear table for parking base ratios under the credit's Step-by-Step Guidance.
For Office building 100,000 to 500,000 ft2
Parking base ration: 3.4-[0.6 x (x-100,000)/400,000] spaces per 1,000 ft
Typically, we use the ITE assumptions/claculations when the USGBC reference guide parking base ratio table does not capture a specific type of building.
I'll also remove the 5th edition guide from our v4 documentation toolkit and add it instead to our v4.1 resources! Thanks for the heads up about that oversight.
Edgar Arevalo
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May 22, 2023 - 2:47 pm
I have an issue with designating a use-type for the building i'm working on. My building is a maintenance garage for sanitation trucks. But whether I'm looking at the summarized ITE table in the LEED handbook or the actual ITE tables in the LEED v4 resource section on the website, none of them mention required parking spaces for a maintenance garage. But I have to show something in the form to prove we have reached 100% in percent reduction in parking capacity from the ITE handbook. Has anyone faced a similar issue? How do I resolve this?