Hi.
Concerning Sustainable Sites (SS) Credit 2, Developmental Density and Community Connectivity, I have some doubts about the option 1 of this credit. In this case we have a C&S project that is located approximately 1 mile of downtown. Considering the dimensions of our project, we have a total site area of 245.292 square ft, and a total built area of 153.744 square ft. According to informations I've read in this forum, the correct thing to do would be to take the square root of my total site area to find the density radius, then collect the areas of each property in the boundary to summarize to mine and then divide the total building area to the total landscape area, am I right? So my questions are: In what conditions will I get this credit? Can my own project be included in this sum? If the surrounding building are not residences, can I add the area even so? Thank you.
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Allison Smith
Sustainable Design LeaderHKS, Inc.
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March 29, 2017 - 12:48 pm
Paulo -
(1) To calculate the density radius you multiple the square root (in SF) of the site area by three. Based on 245,292 SF (~5.6 acres) site area, the density radius is 1,485.8 FT. The radius is measured from the center of your project site. This is a bit more than a 1/4-mile radius.
(2) You must evaluate the density of all properties in that are within the radius (including your development) or are bisected by the radius. Document this in a table. You need to include non-residential developments, residential developments, and your project site for Option 1.
(3) Calculate the average property density by taking the (building SF)/(site area in acres). If it exceeds 60,000 SF/acre then you comply. The credit threshold is based off of a 2-story downtown type development.
Good luck!