I also agree the HTA index was extremely user friendly. Our LEED for Homes project was easily able to use this credit as we are located in Washington, D.C. and centrally located near jobs.

We have a 5 story non-residential building (located on a campus), with a mechanical penthouse (with roof) above.

Do you have to be a personal member of USGBC to download and comment or does your company just have to be a national member?

I am working on 2 University projects, both seeking LEED certification. Both buildings have loading docks with a back-of-house entry.

Jenny's summary of the major changes is really insightful - thanks for sharing this.

The ITE Parking Generation Study refferences school population for units in determing # of parking spaces for University/college buildings.

The ITE Parking Generation Study refferences school population for units in determing # of parking spaces for University/college buildings.

Is the heading of the table above "LEED 2012 Second Comment Period" incorrect? I am assuming it is, and these are the credits for the Third Comment Period.

I would also note that the credit referencing the IPMVP, which has been in LEED for at least a decade, was removed.

Within the notes to this LEED gives specifics on 'previously developed areas', but I have not come across what there definition of 'graded sites' is. A current project has a natural grade on the s