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

Using BD+C SSc4.1 as an EBOM IO credit

We're working on the EBOM certification of a building with excellent public transportation. Has anyone attempted to use SSc4.1 as an IO credit in EBOM? We will pursue EBOM SSc4 and conduct an alternative commuting transportation survey as well.

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Wed, 03/19/2014 - 15:58

I think this should be posted under the EBOM Credit? I don't think documenting SSC4.1 from LEED NC as an EBOM IO credit makes sense. I think it's already covered in the survey credit. Originally I thought you were asking the other way around. (whether the EBOM survey could be used as an IO credit on an NC project). I think that might have merit but the narrative would have to be really compelling. Personally if I were going to attempt this as a credit I would want to document that there was was quantifiable environmental benefit associated with my efforts. I would almost pitch it as incentivizing low-carbon means of transportation and state that you are actively increasing the amount of people who are taking low-carbon means of transportation. Perhaps you could do the survey one day and then the next week tell people that you will give them candy or coffee if they carpooled, took mass transit or drove a low-emitting/fuel efficient vehicle. Then you could measure the difference and argue that your ID credit strategy resulted in quantifiable environmental benefit. I worry that just measuring but not creating any incentive would not be seen as adding any benefit on top of the already existing LEED NC credits regarding transportation. Just my two cents. If you do submit please let everyone know how it goes.

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