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Plenty of options
This credit offers a variety of strategies for residential, non-residential and mixed use projects. These strategies help to reduce the number of cars on the road, cut down on the sprawl of parking facilities, and decrease the negative environmental impacts of parking infrastructure, including stormwater runoff and the urban heat islandA densely populated area in which pavement and buildings absorb, store, and release solar energy, making the vicinity warmer than it would be if the pavement and buildings were not present. effect.
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Assess the location and context of your project to make sure that carpooling...
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Portland, Oregon Title 33 Planning and Zoning -Chapter 33.266 for Parking and Loading, Table 266-1 and 266-2
To determine parking requirements for campuses.
Tristan Roberts replied Editor – LEEDuser, BuildingGreen, LLC Jan 05 2010
Thanks, Alicia. Looks like the document moved. Here is the new link (also updated in the Resources tab).
http://www.portlandonline.com/Auditor/Index.cfm?c=28197&a=53320
SSc4.4 and Military Base Projects
There is an omission in requirements for this credit in NC 2009 as compared with what is stated in the non-local-zoning-requirement option in NC v2.2. Nowhere does v2009 provide the Portland code/Transportation Engineers Guideline option when there is no local zoning requirement, as is always the case when working on military bases. The GBCI basically chooses to ignore this and require the team wishing to LEED-certify the project to submit a CIRCredit Interpretation Ruling. Used by design team members experiencing difficulties in the application of a LEED prerequisite or credit to a project. Typically, difficulties arise when specific issues are not directly addressed by LEED information/guide. Any experience or input on this? Let's hope they own up to this oversight and issue an applicable errata.
Shannon Gray replied Consultant, YRG sustainability Feb 11 2010
We’ve not had experience with this yet...
I think you have the right idea about submitting a CIRCredit Interpretation Ruling. Used by design team members experiencing difficulties in the application of a LEED prerequisite or credit to a project. Typically, difficulties arise when specific issues are not directly addressed by LEED information/guide. Hopefully the CIR will then get the ball rolling for an errata. Let us know how it goes.
Shannon
Carpool brochures
Is it a requirement to upload information on how the preferred parkingPreferred parking, available to particular users, includes designated spaces close to the building (aside from designated handicapped spots), designated covered spaces, discounted parking passes, and guaranteed passes in a lottery system. will be communicated to the building occupants? The project is non-residential, parking capacity does not exceed minimum zoning requirements with preferred parking.
Tristan Roberts replied Editor – LEEDuser, BuildingGreen, LLC Mar 15 2010
LEED Online doesn't seem to ask for this. My understanding was that the owner would need to simply sign off to say that the notification would be performed, although at a glance I don't see a spot for that, either.
Gregg Schwieterman replied Mar 15 2010
There is a spot on page 2 of the form. If the team decides to pursue certification I will forward you GBCI's comments on the credit submittal.
Tristan Roberts replied Editor – LEEDuser, BuildingGreen, LLC Mar 15 2010
Yes, now I see it. I think you just need the owner to sign off there—no additional upload.
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