For Option 2, the credit requirements states:
-locate the project within 1/2 mile of residential area
-locate the project within 1/2 mile of 10 services
-has pedestrian access between building and the services
We are within a 1/2 mile of a residential area and 10 services but only the services are accessible by pedestrians. There is a large highway between the project and the residential area. There is an overpass but does not have a walkway.
Does this comply since the requirements only state pedestrian access for the services?
Larry Jones
Associate DirectorAtelier Ten
258 thumbs up
July 12, 2011 - 10:37 am
I assume that occupants from other commercial buildings adjacent to yours would be able to access those same services in your radius. So I would say that your project would comply with the credit. SSc2 pushes for the amenities to have public and pedestrian access. There is no mention in the credit that the occupants from residential area have to have the same pedestrian access to same amenities.
Sam Keehn
Environmental and Sustainability ManagerEnergy Management Services, Int.
73 thumbs up
July 13, 2011 - 3:23 am
Thanks Larry. Yes, the services are accessible to other office occupants as well as ours. The focus of my question is that since the credit requires proximity to 10 services and a residential area, do both of these have to have pedestrian access to our project? I agree with you that the credit does not mention this, but is the intent to have walkability to services only or to services and residential?
Larry Jones
Associate DirectorAtelier Ten
258 thumbs up
July 13, 2011 - 9:45 am
Occupants only need pedestrian access to those services from your building/project. Currently, there is no addenda or Interpretations that require pedestrian access to the residential area as well.