A separated 6-storey parking garage under the same management of our project building located next to our project site. There is a residential tower on top of the parking garage, which is managed by another company.The parking garage is opened to the public, but it is a truth that most of the office occupants use the parking garage as there are just a few parking spaces on ground level inside the project site boundary. . . If the parking garage is not included in our project boundary (coz it is separated from our building and a residential building on top of it), shall we still get SS c7.1 Heat Island Effect – Non-Roof through “Parking under cover”?
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Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
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September 2, 2011 - 8:50 am
CY, check the LEED Minimum Program Requirements Supplemental Guidance document for a better understanding of this. There are cases, particularly with parking, when you can have features outside the boundary contributing to credits.
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July 9, 2012 - 6:30 pm
Hi Tristan, I read the MPR Supplemental Guidance Document, but have some doubts on its interpretation.
In my case, would an owner owned parking lot near the building butt outside the LEED Boundary need to be covered?
Lets say, within my LEED Boundary there are only 50 spaces, all underground, and nearby but outside the LEED Boundary the owner owns a parking lot with 150 uncovered spaces. Would I need to cover 50 of those spaces to meet this credit? Or do I already meet the credit with 100% of covered spaces?
The Supplemental Guidance mentions that facilities that meet conditions to be outside the LEED Boundary will not be considered for prerequisite, credit, or MPR compliance.
Does this mean they are not by themselves considered, or that whatever you do to them, they will not contribute to your project?
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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July 9, 2012 - 9:52 pm
I take back my earlier comment relative to SSc7.1, since this is not one of the credits specifically mentioned on page 24 of the MPR supplemental guidance, and because the guidance on page 25 doesn't seem to apply.For other credits, though, note that the guidance says the facilities will be not be considered for "other" credits. So a piece of land could contribute to one of the specific credits mentioned.