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Definition of Informal Transit

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posted by  Michelle Rosenberger  on 

What is the definition of informal transit that is referenced in v4 Step 2 guidance?

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What is the Exact Definition of A Trip?

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posted by  Krithikha Muthukrishnan  on 

I am posting this question largely because the credit langauage is not very clear(maybe language nativity issues here). In the Reference Guide, "A Trip" is defined as follows-

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Mon Mar 4, 2024, 2:29 pm

Big project site = more than 400m walking distance to nearest bus stop, but there is a shuttle service within the property.

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posted by  Zirjay Villanueva  on 

We're working on a project with a big project site, and the nearest bus stop is more than 400m walking distance from some of the buildings.

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Is there OR between options or AND?

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posted by  Faran Arshad Chohan  on 

Do we have two options for this credit:
1. locating the project within 1/4 mile radius
2. locating the project within 1/2 mile radius

or we have to fulfill both requirements?

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Mon Oct 2, 2023, 6:12 pm

If the site is walking distance from two separate stops but service the same routes can you count both

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posted by  David O'Connell  on 

The site is close to two different stops alexion and BDC but the two stops are serviced by the same routes ? can you count both stops towards the total number of buses i.e.

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Does Boston's MBTA Silver Line count as Bus Rapid Transit?

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posted by  Eric Dammeyer  on 

Our team is working on a project in Boston located near the MBTA Silver Line (0.46 miles from the Silver Line Way stop).

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Commuter Rail

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posted by  Brightworks Sustainability  on 

Hi all, what qualifies transit options as having commuter service only?

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Mon Mar 21, 2022, 12:37 pm

Public transit reductions due to COVID

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posted by  Erin Holdenried  on 

During the COVID pandemic, there has been a reduction in frequency of public transportation.  Are projects permited to use pre-pandemic rates when calculating number of trips, as the rate

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Mon May 24, 2021, 11:05 am

Boarding school

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posted by  Hossam Jacoup  on 

 ?Is option 2 in Access to quality transit credit can be applied for boarding school project

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What is the certificate of occupancy

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posted by  Stephan Zweig  on 

In this credit is mentioned "Planned stops and stations may count if they are sited, funded, and under construction by the date of the certificate of occupancy and are complete within 24 m

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Tue Nov 3, 2020, 7:03 pm

Private shuttle

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posted by  Dora Rebola  on 

We have an office building and retail that is located in an area that provides a good public transport services during the week, but not on the weekends.

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Thu Sep 10, 2020, 12:21 pm

how is considered Paris’ tramway ?

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posted by  Marion THIBAULT  on 

Hi everyone,

 

I have some trouble to determine if the Paris’ tramway corresponds to a streetcar or a lightrail regarding the LTc5 credit “Access to quality transit”.

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Public Transportation subsidy?

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posted by  Erin Holdenried  on 

Reduced Parking and Green Vehicles offer credit for 20% discount in place of preferred parking.  Has anybody tried a similar ACP approach for this credit?  To get some credit, such a

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Can shared vehicles that do not have stops be considered public transport?

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posted by  Kavita Suresh  on 

Is there any guidance for passing shared vehicles (e.g. not stopping at the site) to be considered public transport?

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Define "transit route" for the extra point gained with no on route providing more than 60% of the documented levels

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posted by  Evie Bird  on 

Pertaining to this extra point in LEED v4 -"Projects served by two or more transit routes such that no one route provides more than 60% of the documented levels may earn one additional point, up to

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Building site served by bus only

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posted by  alfonso senatore  on 

I'm currently involved in a project which is served by buses only (15+ different routes).

Do you know if the above is suitable for the Access to Quality Transit Credit?

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Standard bus stop - weekday vs weekend

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posted by  Felicia Ridgeway  on 

Can a standard bus stop count if it is within 1/2 mile of the project entrance, or is  a standard (non rapid) bus stop only allowed to count towards the 1/4 mile distance credit?  

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Wed Oct 16, 2019, 9:59 pm

Exemplary Threshold

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posted by  Jane Bills  on 

I have a Core & Shell project with the following:

RAIL:

249 Weekday          117 Weekend

BUS:

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Thu Aug 22, 2019, 5:23 pm

E-Jeepneys

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posted by  Summer   on 

Does E-Jeepney transpo counted on this credit? I haven't seen any explanation on the reference guide regarding electric transpo.

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Tue Jul 16, 2019, 1:05 pm

Substitute for bus or streetcar.

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posted by  Kim Estrella  on 

We want to satisfy this credit, but our project site (Cebu, Philippines) doesn't have any streetcar and our buses just pass along the highway which is far away from the site.

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Wed May 15, 2019, 7:24 am

Only commuter rail frequency complies with requirements

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posted by  Ricardo Sá  on 

Dear All

we are evaluating the possibility of certifying a distributrion center.

In what related LT C5 (“Access to Quality Transit”):

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Quality Transit - Distance

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posted by  Priya Venkat  on 

My project is located in a huge campus, and the distance to the main entrance of the campus is more than 800 m walking distance.

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Map sample for Access to quality Transit

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posted by  Anthony Shiau  on 

Hi!

Can anyone suggest me any map sample for Access to quality transit? 

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Wed Dec 19, 2018, 9:49 pm

Public transportation access for cruise terminal

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posted by  Heather Appell  on 

Our project is a cruise terminal which provides bus parking for those who travel to and from the site. All types of shuttles and buses come transporting employees, cruise guests and visitors.

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Table 1 when I have only one transit type: Bus

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posted by  Konstantina Kalliakoudi  on 

Hello to all,

I have following questions: In my project I have only one transit type: Bus.

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Private Shuttles

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posted by  Brightworks Sustainability  on 

Has anyone heard of using the EBOM credit to replace this one showing trip reduction?

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Fri Oct 19, 2018, 6:36 pm

Airport as transit station.

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posted by  Jeff DeHaven  on 

Our project is within 1/2-mile walking distance to an existing airport terminal building.  

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Tue Aug 14, 2018, 9:49 pm

Connecting a bus to a Rapid Transit Stop

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posted by  Lindsay Holbrock  on 

Hello,

We have a project located a little over 800m walking distance from an Rapid Transit Stop. 

However, there are bus routes within a 400m walking distance.

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Mon Jul 16, 2018, 2:54 pm

Round up or down for weekend daily trip average?

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posted by  Danielle Waters  on 

The project has 16 trips Saturday and 13 trips Sunday, and the average is 14.5 [(16+13)/2].

Can I assume rounding up to 15 daily trips for the entire weekend?  

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LT Quality Transit Glitch?

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posted by  Lissa Spitz  on 

Hi, in the credits page when trying to mark the green check as ready for review, I get "This credit has threshold options and cannot be completed unless at least one option is select

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Tue May 8, 2018, 7:35 pm

Lack of Sunday bus service

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posted by  Karen Joslin  on 

I believe the intent of the emphasis on some level of weekend service means both Sat and Sun. If there are 0 trips on Sunday we cannot average with the high number of Sat trips can we?

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Wed May 2, 2018, 5:40 pm

Weekend trips frequency

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posted by  Lourdes Salinas  on 

Hello, I have a question related with the approach that can be followed in order to pursue the credit of LT Access to Quality Transportation.

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Wed Apr 25, 2018, 6:16 pm

Weekday and Weekend Service

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posted by  Deborah Lucking  on 

Our project is a government building in a neighborhood of civic buildings, almost all of which are only open on weekdays.  It is very well served by public transit on weekdays, but not on

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University Campus Project

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posted by  Michele Helou  on 

We have a university academic building with a weekday schedule M-F.

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2 or 4 points?

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posted by  Raphael Sperry  on 

Anyone know why you can get 3 points for 144/108 weeday/weekend trips, and 5 for 360/216, but not 4 for 252/162, or 2 points if between teh thresholds for 1 and 3?

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Thu Feb 22, 2018, 8:57 pm

Subway - same as light rail?

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posted by  Maria Porter  on 

Hi! Subway stations fall into the second category (800 m/0.5 miles from the project site) right?

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Mon Jan 22, 2018, 7:18 pm

Average Weekend Trips

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posted by  Brendan Isard  on 

We have a project which a bus line provides (15) trips on a Saturday and (11) trips on a Sunday, with an average of (13) trips between the (2) days.  The credit language states that an average

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Fri Jan 19, 2018, 5:01 pm

Amtrak and Megabus

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posted by  Sara Zoumbaris  on 

Our project is shy of the second weekend trip threshold (108) by 1-ride. We are within walking distance of Amtrak, which has regularly scheduled pickups at our location twice a day.

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Tue Jan 16, 2018, 6:37 pm

ACCESS TO QUALITY TRANSIT

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posted by  jade dayday  on 

hi,

is it possible to earn a credit if our project offers a free ride to all occupants from the entrance to the nearest rideshare stop?

thank you.

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Wed Mar 21, 2018, 6:41 pm

transportation vehicle

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posted by  jade dayday  on 

hi,

im new to LEED. can we use approximation on the number of trips on public utility vehicles?

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Tue Dec 12, 2017, 10:15 pm
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Mon Nov 13, 2017, 11:02 pm

Bicycle network distance to entrance

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posted by  Ricardo Sá  on 

I'm working on a project that consists of a new office building that will be constructed on top of an existing shopping center.

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Fri Nov 3, 2017, 3:56 pm

Project has shuttle to train station

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posted by  Lou Niles II  on 

The train station is just about 1mile from the projectHello I have a project in California with multiple shuttles that run short routes in the area of this NC building.

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Fri Nov 3, 2017, 7:24 pm

Simple Definition of a Bus Trip

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posted by  Amgad Khattab  on 

Our project is located in Saudi Arabia. Public bus service is new in Saudi Arabia. I need a simple Definition of a Bus Trip with an example if possible. Thanks.

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Mon Oct 2, 2017, 9:08 am

Bus Stops

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posted by  Florencia Guggenheim  on 

Hi, i would like to know in the case i have one bus stop but with different bus lines, can i count de trips from every line or just of one of them? thank you very much!

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Mon Jul 28, 2014, 9:30 pm

Access to quality transit

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posted by  Subrota Roy  on 

Hi, I want to know clearly what is Access to quality transit? Also how can i achieved this credit point for LEED NC v4. Pls share with me compliance path,what type of documentation needed?

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Thu Jun 8, 2017, 1:28 pm

Paired bus route service

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posted by  Patrice McVeigh  on 

Hi, Is it necessary for both stops to be within 400m of the site in order to satisfy the paired route requirements?

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Thu May 5, 2016, 10:56 pm

Rideshare Bike Rentals

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posted by  Samantha Varela  on 

Hi, My project is located within 1/4 mile (400 meter) walking distance of a Citi Bike Rental station that when at full capacity holds 14 bikes. Would this be considered ride share?

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Mon Aug 28, 2017, 3:35 pm

Minimum Weekday/Weekend Trips

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posted by  Kevin Dunphy  on 

I am looking for clarification on the terminology and corresponding input fields of the credit form.

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Wed Sep 16, 2015, 2:58 pm

Number of Bus Routes Required

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posted by  Carolyn Risley  on 

To confirm, is it possible to achieve LTc5 with just one bus route so long as the minimum number of weekday/weekend trips are satisfied?

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Thu Oct 20, 2016, 4:44 pm

Rideshare and Company Shuttles

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posted by  Amanda Johnson  on 

Hi, With the new frequency requirement I am not sure how Company shuttles (that are related to set workshifts and which only operate 8 times a day) would fit into this? The shuttle clearly reduces

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Wed Sep 16, 2015, 7:54 pm

Different route numbers on same route

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posted by  Chad Thurlow  on 

Hello A couple questions: Do I count the total number of stops in one direction listed by the transit authority?

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Fri Sep 1, 2017, 4:41 pm

Daily transit count for street cars

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posted by  soha yamani  on 

How can i calculate transit average trips for street car?

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Wed Mar 29, 2017, 7:05 pm

University Building - Weekend Trips

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posted by  Michelle DiPenti  on 

I have a question for a science building on a university campus. We want to earn a bonus point.

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Mon Feb 2, 2015, 12:41 pm

Public Shuttle to Ferry/Rail

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posted by  Kristen Magnuson  on 

I know private shuttles do not count, and the LEED credit language emphasizes walking distance; however, can you count the trips at a ferry station and train station that are accessible through pub

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Mon Aug 28, 2017, 3:55 pm

Functional Entry for Addition Project

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posted by  Eric White  on 

Our project is a four storey addition to an existing four storey building.

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Tue Aug 30, 2016, 11:26 pm

Informal Bus Services

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posted by  Ben Pratt  on 

I am working on a project in Beirut where there is a lack of municipal public transit options - thus making it a challenge to target this credit.

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Tue Mar 21, 2017, 11:43 pm

University Campus Transit

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posted by  Rebecca Brown  on 

It seems from the credit language that bus stops do not need to be publicly accessible in order to comply with the credit. Would a university campus shuttle service count for this credit?

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Wed Sep 16, 2015, 2:43 pm

small community adjustment

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posted by  nancy picard  on 

For LEED 2009, there was CIR 431 from the CaGBC that adjusted frequency for communities under 50,000 people. Is there a similar adjustment acceptable for LEED v4?

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Providing private buses

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posted by  Hanh Truong  on 

LEED 2009 allowed the use of private shuttle buses in the achievement of SSc4.1: Alternative Transportation if "Shuttle buses should provide direct access to transit facilities within 2 miles of th

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Shuttle Services

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posted by  sriram tetali  on 

Dear All can any one suggest whether we can claim the Shuttle services provided by client in the LTc4 or LTc5 credits in LEED v4 NC Rating system Thanks & Regards sriram

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Fri Mar 17, 2017, 11:26 am

interpolation

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posted by  sepideh khodadadi  on 

hi guys i have a question i'd be happy if you can help me with it our project is around 850 meters far from a crowded subway station that can help us achieve up to 5 points but since the distance

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