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CS-2009 SSc4.3: Alternative Transportation—Low-Emitting and Fuel-Efficient Vehicles
If there is above ground parking available for all building occupants and below grade parking with limited access available, is the restricted garage required to have preferred parking stalls if the above ground, surface parking lot includes all of the preferred parking spaces closest to the building?
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Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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June 24, 2010 - 10:37 pm
Preferred parking refers to desirable parking spaces near the building entrance. If those are located in the aboveground lot, then I would say that the garage does not need to (perhaps even should not) contain preferred parking.
Michelle Raigosa
PresidentDesign Management Services
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June 25, 2010 - 10:12 am
I tend to agree - the MAIN building entrances are better served with the preferred parking as opposed to a limited access garage at the bottom of the structure. I will keep you posted! Thank you!
Michelle Raigosa
PresidentDesign Management Services
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August 31, 2010 - 3:05 pm
Tristan- As promised I wanted to keep you posted of this challenge.
We ended up submitted a CIR proposing the preferred parking for the garage should be calculated as a percentage of parking. For example, for the CS project 5% of total parking is required to be reserved for LEFE vehicles. In the CIR, we proposed 5% of garage and 5% of surface lot to be reserved for these vehicles. This strategy was approved :)
Susann Geithner
PrincipalEmerald Built Environments
1297 thumbs up
February 8, 2011 - 9:59 am
We submitted this credit for review about 6 months ago and have been asked to submit photos of the signs for the final review. I would definitely do the signs, not just the striping.
Julie Hendricks
PresidentSage Building Revival
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September 29, 2011 - 10:28 am
Just a note, we have a achieved this credit with striped spaces only (no sign) for a number of Core & Shell (and NC) projects. Offhand, I would say we've submitted this at least 10 times and been approved.