Our project is a 40 unit luxury resort development located on a private island. The owner controls the entire island and development will be limited to this project. Access to the island is by air for occupants and by water for freight. Staff will be housed on the development site.The intent of SS c 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 is to "reduce pollution and land development impacts from automobile use". As an alternative transportation plan to meet this intent, the owner proposes to ban the use of fossil fuel powered automobiles entirely on the island. Instead, all clients and staff will be provided bicycles and adequate parking located adjacent to staff and client housing. Electric vehicles will be used for transporting clients with luggage and for maintenance operations. Refueling of these vehicles will be through solar generated electricity.Please comment on our position that this alternative transportation solution satisfies the intent of all 3 of these credits, inasmuch as all of their respective requirement options target limiting the use of automobiles.
The project team has questioned whether the use of an all-electric vehicle transportation system on a private resort island would satisfy the intent of SSc4.1, 4.2, and 4.3. With the information provided in the CIR, the project is eligible to pursue either SSc4.2 or SSc4.3 via the compliance paths established in the LEED Reference Guide. These credits are not automatically earned based on the description provided, but will have to be documented in accordance with the requirements of the LEED Reference Guide. Regarding SSc4.1, the intent of the credit is to "reduce pollution and land development impacts from automobile use" through encouraging the use of an existing mass transportation network. As the development in question would be isolated from a mass transportation network, it would not be feasible for the project to satisfy the requirements of this credit. Applicable Internationally.