We are pursuing in this credit the "Option 2: Providing onsite alternative fueling stations for 3% of total vehicle parking capacity"
In our design submission, total number of parking lots was 391, including:
· 352 for motorbikes,
· 2 for electrical cars,
· 24 for bicycles and
· 13 for electrical bikes
We thought that providing 13 power socket outlet for electrical bikes and 2 power socket outlet for electrical cars of 391 total parking capacity, meaning that we provided provides alternative-fuel stations for more than 3.3% of total parking capacity. And it would be ok for this credit.
However, we got the review comment as "documentation has been provided. However, it does not demonstrate compliance because sufficient alternative-fuel stations have not been provided. It appears that only two compliant alternative-fuel stations have been provided for vehicles (not exclusively to bicycles). When recalculated, the threshold of this credit has not been achieved."
Would you please let me know why only two alternative-fuel stations were accepted by reviewers? The "two compliant alternative-fuel stations", means the 2 stations for electrical cars? And in order to meet the requirement of this credit, we need to replace lots for motorbikes by lots for electrical cars?
Your advice is highly appreciated!
Thank you!
Emily Purcell
Sustainable Design LeadCannonDesign
LEEDuser Expert
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July 24, 2018 - 9:24 am
Hi Hanh,
If I'm understanding right, your project has only two parking spaces for cars, total, and the rest are for two-wheeled vehicles. If that's the case, your total parking count is considered two, and 5% of 2 rounded up is 1 space that requires a vehicle charging station.
Maybe that wasn't clear to the reviewer - if they thought your total car parking count was 391, you'd need more car charging stations. But your total parking count should exclude all bike/motorcycle/scooter/etc spaces and only include car spaces.
I hope that makes sense - I know it seems strange to exclude the vast majority of your parking area from the calculation, but this credit (and SSc4.4) is only concerned with car parking.