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NC-2009 SSc4.1:Alternative Transportation—Public Transportation Access

Building entrance vs site entrance

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Alicia Freire
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Hi, I am working on a development located in the centre of a large site. If I measure the distance from the building entrance to the local transport node the credits will not be achieved, but if I take the site entrance as reference the requirements will be met. Although the guidance mentiones building entrance, I wonder if in large developments the site main entrance would be acceptable. If this was not the case, sites with large vegetated areas as encouraged by LEED (for example the open space credit) would be somehow penalized losing this 6 points. Thank you very much Alicia

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Emily Catacchio
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Wight and Company
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Mon, 10/24/2011 - 00:06

Alicia,I do not think that LEED is trying to penalize projects with open space, they are rather trying to encourage siting the project as close to public transportation as possible. To answer your question, I think it may be possible to submit alternative compliance to use the site enterance if the site is entirely closed off, say a military base. I have not seen this documented as successful, however, and if your site is not closed off it is unlikley you will be able to use anything but the building enterance.
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Nadia Ayala
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Wed, 06/13/2012 - 17:06

Alicia, how did you go with this? I have a similar situation in a project, nevertheless it is located in what you could call a campus and existing buildings are surrounding the project site. We are certifying it as a single building, not as a campus, though. Would it be possible to claim something similar? Have you sent the review already?
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Ricardo Sá
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Edifícios Saudáveis Consultores (503 910 767)
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Wed, 12/12/2012 - 17:57

I'm also interested in hear more opinions about this subject. I'm currently working on a project located at an industrial campus. If I measure the distance between building entrance and the bus stop credit requirements will not be met (by a short distance). If the measurement is made from the entrance of the campus (it is a private industrial campus) credit requirements will be fulfilled. Can I consider the campus entrance to measure the distance?

Mon, 05/06/2013 - 13:15

Our Project is entirely closed off by a gate. At the entrance of the gate, we have a small building which is the main entrance to the site. This small building consists of a guardhouse, a waiting room and a toilet. Once employees enter through this gate, they can go to either one of the 2 major buildings on our site. Can we count the entrance at the guard house as the main entrance? If we do so, we comply with the máximum distance. If we add the distance from the guard house to either of the buildings we are just outside of the range (by +-20m) Does anyone see a problem with that. Anyone has experience with a similar submittal or any CIR? Thanks
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Karen Elliott
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Ecoteric Ltd
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Tue, 01/12/2016 - 15:33

Just for information. We have submitted a project (BDC v2009) using the approach Alicia suggested and it has been rejected by GBCI. They want it to the building entrance, not the campus entrance.

Fri, 09/28/2018 - 09:51

Hi, I would like to know if we can use site entrance of the project if the campus is secured?

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