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CS-2009 SSc2:Development Density and Community Connectivity

"In Site" basic services - the case of a Shopping Center

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Ricardo Sá
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I am working in the LEED certification of a Shopping Centre (Core & Shell) where the following stores will be installed: Bank, Beauty Salon, Laundry, Library, Pharmacy, Post-Office, Restaurant, Supermarket, Fitness Center. Are this “in-site” basic services eligible for SSc2 Option 2 (Community Connectivity) ?

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Tristan Roberts
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Mon, 11/26/2012 - 15:50

According to the LEED BD&C Reference Guide, you can't count services within your own LEED project toward this credit at all. Mixed-use projects are the exception, and are granted the ability to count one service.
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Mon, 11/26/2012 - 18:04

Thank you Tristan. I don't know how I missed that detail in the reference guide. By the way, regarding "option 2 - residential development" do you think that if I can find at least an area with an acre with 10 units this requirement is fulfilled?
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Mon, 11/26/2012 - 18:13

Pedro, the residential requirement is in addition to the other requirements ("AND"), not an option alongside them ('OR").
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Mon, 11/26/2012 - 18:21

I apologize for not being clear enough. Please have in consideration that English is not my native language. I am aware of all the credit requirements. I was asking specifically about the "residential requirement" of SSc2. What I wanted to know was whether, ultimately, just by identifying 10 residences within a radius of 1 acre, that part of the SSc2 credit (the "residential requirement") was fulfilled. Regards.
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Tristan Roberts
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Mon, 11/26/2012 - 18:32

Pedro, it may be a language issue again, but one acre is a measure of area, not a measure of distance, so it wouldn't be accurate to say that the requirement is met by finding 10 residences within a radius of an acre.
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Mon, 11/26/2012 - 18:39

I understand that. But my interpretation is that «a residential area with a minimum density of 10 units per acre» may be different from «an area of an acre with 10 units». The first sentence, taken from credit language, refers to an average, the second to an absolute value. Credit language states the first. I'm asking if the requirement is met just by fulfilling the second sentence.

Mon, 11/26/2012 - 20:16

Hi Pedro, I think I understand your question, but let me try to rephrase and determine if I am on track.....you are asking whether the average density of a particular acre must be at least 10 units (meaning that part of the acre is higher and part is lower as long as the average is 10 or greater) OR if you comply with the credit as long as there is a residential area that has the required density within all or part of an acre. Did I get that right? If so, I believe that either one will work. I have successfully submitted this credit by only identifying one multi-family apartment building that clearly meets the 10 units/acre density requirement and not worrying about anything else that is within the acre encompassing that building. If I am misinterpreting, maybe you could explain your specific situation and I will try again.....
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Tue, 11/27/2012 - 10:28

Hi Ellen, you've fully answered my question. I have a project located in a semi-rural area that has scattered around some sets of single-family houses (approx. 10 to 12 houses each set) each of which contained within an acre. Taking into account your explanation I think this will apply for compliance. Thank you Ellen and thank you Tristan. Regards.

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