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Only a portion of my complying residential development lies within the ½-mile radius. Will this suffice for credit compliance?

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Is one building or residential area enough to satisfy the residential density requirement?

My project has access to services that seem to be basic, but are not listed in the LEED Reference Guide—like insurance company, nail salon, auto repair shop. Will these count?

My project is on a base or campus where some services are available to the population of the project, but not the general public. Do these count?

For Option 2, does the residential neighborhood with average density of 10 units per net acre have to be existing, or can planned neighborhoods count towards earning this option?

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CI-2009 SSc2:Development Density and Community Connectivity

For Option 2, the credit

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Sam Keehn
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Energy Management Services, Int.
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For Option 2, the credit requirements states: -locate the project within 1/2 mile of residential area -locate the project within 1/2 mile of 10 services -has pedestrian access between building and the services We are within a 1/2 mile of a residential area and 10 services but only the services are accessible by pedestrians. There is a large highway between the project and the residential area. There is an overpass but does not have a walkway. Does this comply since the requirements only state pedestrian access for the services?

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Larry Jones
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Tue, 07/12/2011 - 14:37

I assume that occupants from other commercial buildings adjacent to yours would be able to access those same services in your radius. So I would say that your project would comply with the credit. SSc2 pushes for the amenities to have public and pedestrian access. There is no mention in the credit that the occupants from residential area have to have the same pedestrian access to same amenities.
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Sam Keehn
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Energy Management Services, Int.
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Wed, 07/13/2011 - 07:23

Thanks Larry. Yes, the services are accessible to other office occupants as well as ours. The focus of my question is that since the credit requires proximity to 10 services and a residential area, do both of these have to have pedestrian access to our project? I agree with you that the credit does not mention this, but is the intent to have walkability to services only or to services and residential?
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Larry Jones
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Wed, 07/13/2011 - 13:45

Occupants only need pedestrian access to those services from your building/project. Currently, there is no addenda or Interpretations that require pedestrian access to the residential area as well.

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