Our project is an adaptive reuse of a historic building in a historic district. Walkability is key since it is a hotel with no parking in a neighborhood which supports walking for business, pleasure, residential and tourism. Our design meets all the credit requirements except length of blank walls per facade. Given the historic nature of the building, we cannot modify the facade to meet the criteria. Any suggestions ??
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Nicholas Harrell
Landscape Architect, PrincipalCore Landscape Group
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March 23, 2012 - 4:21 pm
The Walkable Streets Prerequisite requirements in the latest draft of LEED-ND 2012 allows a few exemptions for projects in historic districts; however, the requirement regarding maximum blank facade area is found in the Walkable Streets Credit, under which there are no exemptions listed for projects in historic districts. I suggest that you submit a project-specific Credit Interpretation Request to determine if your project conditions warrant an exemption from this requirement.