My project is located in a hospital campus and I am targeting this credit for 5 points; 3 for community connectivity and 2 for development density. The project gross area is 5600 m2 on the campus site and there is no parking within LEED boundary.
My questions is that how can I determine the development density for the surrounding buildings if there is no exact site boundary?
As for my project, I will use the LEED boundary as project site to find the development density to achieve the density 2 points .
I wonder if doing the right thing? I kindly ask for your advise in this regard.
Thanks
Saurabh Shrestha
HKS Architecture4 thumbs up
October 9, 2015 - 12:10 am
Hi Greg,
I am afraid you are not allowed to pursue partial points under this credit. You will have to choose one of the two options for 5 points. Does your project meet the requirements for Options 2: Community Connectivity? If so, you wouldn't have to worry about the site areas and the development density.
Greg Snow
Gibbons Snow Architects Inc.October 9, 2015 - 7:02 am
Thanks for the comment.
Yes- The project meets the criteria of option 2 Community Connectivity but I wanted to pursue additional 2 points by pursuing option 3 Community Connectivity with density. (CANDA LEED). How can I calculate the density for the campus building. Will the same density rules apply for the campus? Is a letter from Campus planning department sufficient to say that the density of the LEED building is 13800 m2 /hectare?
Please advise
Saurabh Shrestha
HKS Architecture4 thumbs up
October 12, 2015 - 12:14 pm
Hi Greg,
Thanks for clarifying that you are pursuing LEED Canada. I'd imagine the same rules will apply. But I will not be able to advise you because I do not have any experience with LEED Canada. Maybe someone else can chime in.