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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?

What site area should be used for an interiors project when figuring out the density radius? The building site area, or building footprint?

Is my site previously developed?

What exactly does LEED mean by residential neighborhood or area?

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

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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?

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NC-2009 SSc2:Development Density and Community Connectivity

Can A Dormitory Count for the 10 Units per Acre Requirement?

Landon Chapman

Graduate Architect, LEED AP

MSKTD & Associates, Inc.

LEEDuser Basic Member

14 thumbs up

October 14, 2011

I've got all options satisfied for Option 2 but I'm having trouble with the 10 units per acre requirement. There is an existing dormitory within the 1/2 mile radius (and, in fact, my project is also a dormitory). Can I use this existing dormitory as the development that satisfies the 10 units per acre requirement? Thanks in advance for the assistance. (Sorry if this has already been asked, I didn't see it anywhere.)

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Patrice Coffman

Sustainability Coordinator

UC Davis Student Housing

LEEDuser Basic Member

15 thumbs up

Mon, 10/17/2011 - 17:34

For a recent 2.2 project, nearby dorms were accepted to satisfy the residential development requirement.

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