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NC-2009 SSc2:Development Density and Community Connectivity

SSc2 - Can on-campus uses apply towards "basic services"?

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Jordan Petersen
Landscape Architect
ColeJenest & Stone
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We are currently attempting to achieve SSc2 Development Density + Connectivity on a University Campus for the construction of a number of student housing units. In order to reach the 10 required basic services, we would need to apply a number of on-campus uses towards the requirement. For example, the "Fitness Center" would be the Student Rec Center, the "Theater" could be the on-campus theater, the "Park" could be the on-campus botanical gardens, the "Restaurants" could be the on-campus dining and cafes, there are a number of on-campus museums...etc. All of the uses are open to the public, with maybe the exception of the Fitness Center, although we could exclude this if needed. We will likely submit a CIR to clarify, but wanted to see if anyone had any experience trying to achieve this credit on a college campus by using on-campus services towards the 10 basic services, whether or not you were able to achieve this credit, and any additional documentation/clarification you may have provided. Thank you!

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Allison Smith
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HKS, Inc.
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Wed, 10/26/2016 - 14:19

The term campus can get a bit confusing when speaking about LEED projects. LEED has a certification process that is called Master Site which uses a common campus boundary for multiple projects. For these types of projects, please refer to the Campus Guidance document. SSc2, option 2 cannot be pursued as a campus credit and must be pursued per project within the master site. However, your comment states you are working on a University campus and not a LEED campus. In this situation, you can count one basic service within your LEED project boundary, and the others can come from outside the LEED project boundary which may include the University campus. You can only count one per service type (with the exception of restaurant, which you can count two). You can count the student rec center.

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