Chapter 3-12 An Overview: Credit/Prerequisite

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Chapter 3-12 an Overview

• Chapter 3: Location and Transportation
• Chapter 4 : Sustainable Sites
• Chapter 5 : Water Efficiency
• Chapter 6 : Energy & Atmosphere
• Chapter 7 : Materials & Resources
• Chapter 8 : Indoor Environmental Quality
• Chapter 9 : Integrative Process
• Chapter 10 : Bonus Categories
• Chapter 11 : More about USGBC & LEED
• Chapter 12 : Value for Sustainable: Cost Vs
Benefit
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Credit/Prerequisite
Intent
Terminologies
Why?
What? Reference Standards

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Chapter -3
Location and Transportation
Disclaimer
LEED® and USGBC® are registered

trademarks of the U.S. Green Building
Council. The author is not affiliated to
USGBC or GBCI. The information provided in
the presentation are compiled by the author
and is not endorsed by USGBC or GBCI
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Learning Objectives
• Sensitive land protection

• High priority site
• Surrounding density and diverse uses
• Access to quality transit
• Bicycle facilities
• Reduced parking footprint
• Green Vehicles
• LEED for Neighborhood Development Location
Location & Transportation overview
• Location of site
• Transportation from and to site
Objective
• Reduce the environmental impact associated
with site selection
• Reduce the environmental impact associated
with transportation
• Increase physical activity and Promote healthy
lifestyle.
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Sensitive Land Protection
Intent
• Avoid Development of environmentally sensitive sites

• Reduce the environmental impact because of the
development
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Strategies & Implementation
Avoid development of Environmentally

sensitive sites
Do not develop hardscape on

1. A farm land
2. Land close to water bodies- atleast 100’ away
3. Flood prone area. (Floodplain subject to a 1% or
greater chance of flooding in any given year) i.e. the
probability of flooding in the site should be less than
1%
4. Land identified for endangered species.
Endangered Species: Population of organisms which is
at risk of becoming extinct
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5. Land close to wetland-at least 50’away

Wetland: A wetland is an area of land whose soil is
saturated with moisture either permanently or
seasonally.
Select Previously Developed Site
• Previously developed sites are altered by paving, construction, and/or land use
that would typically have required regulatory permit.
• Development of previously developed sites preserve, undeveloped Greenfield
sites, farmlands and environmentally sensitive sites
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High Priority Site
Intent
• To encourage project location in areas with

development constraints
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Locate the project in infill site of an

existing historic district
• Infill development involves developments with in urban area
Historic district is a group of buildings, structures, objects,

and sites that have been designated or determined to be
eligible as historically and architecturally significant.
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Redevelop Brownfield Site
Brownfield: Contaminated Site, Requires remediation

for development
• Site declared as Brownfield by Government Agencies,

Local voluntary cleanup programs or Environmental
Site Assessment
Locate the Project in a Priority

Designation
Priority designations are the sites whose development
is encouraged or supported by Government
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Locate the project in a historic district
• Historic district is a group of buildings, structures,

objects, and sites that have been designated or
determined to be eligible as historically and
architecturally significant.
Significance
• Infill site/Brownfield Site or priority designations will

have existing infrastructure and hence reduces the
load on infrastructure requirement
• Development of these sites preserves undeveloped
Greenfield sites.
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Surrounding Density & Diverse uses
Intent
• To promote development in areas with existing

infrastructure.
• To promote walkability and transportation efficiency
• Reduce vehicle distance traveled.
• Improve public health by encouraging daily physical
activity.
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High Dense Development

• LEED encourages high dense developments
• Density of a building is the ratio between total building floor
area or dwelling units on a parcel of land and the buildable land
area
• Points allotted based on density of project and surroundings
within ¼ mile
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Diverse Uses
LEED encourages developments with access
to diverse uses
• Points allotted based
on number of diverse
use spaces within ½
mile walking distance
from project entrance
• Spaces include super
market, grocery,
restaurants laundry,
place of worship,
offices, banks, housing,
parks etc
Significance
• High dense development reduces the building

footprint , hence preserves greenfield sites and open
spaces
• Access to diverse spaces uses reduce vehicle distance
traveled and associated environmental impact
• Access to diverse use also increases physical activity
of occupants and promotes occupants well being
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Access to quality transit
Intent
• To encourage development with transportation

facilities
• Reduce greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution, and
other environmental and public health harms
associated with motor vehicle use.
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Environmental Impact of
transportation
• Transportation- Major Contributor of air pollution

– Hydro Carbons +S+ air(O2 and N2)= CO+CO2+NOx+SOx
Poisonous
smog
Green Acid
House Rain
Gas

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Rapid transit with in ½ mile walking

distance
Existing/ planed & funded train/metro station, bus rapid transit
stops within ½ mile of pedestrian access
Bus stop with in ¼ mile walking

distance
Existing/ planed & funded bus stop, ride share, street car within
¼ mile of pedestrian access
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Terminologies
Ride share is a transit service in which individuals travel together in a
passenger car or small van that seats at least four people. It can include
human-powered conveyances, which must accommodate at least two
people. It must include an enclosed passenger seating area, fixed route
service, fixed fare structure, regular operation, and the ability to pick up
multiple riders.
Streetcar is a transit service with small, individual rail cars. Spacing
between stations is uniformly short and ranges from every block to ¼
mile, and operating speeds are primarily 10–30 mph (15–50 kmh).
Streetcar routes typically extend 2–5 miles (3-8 kilometers).
Bus rapid transit is an enhanced bus system that operates on

exclusive bus lanes or other transit rights-of-way. The system is
designed to combine the flexibility of buses with the efficiency of rail.
Bicycle facilities
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Intent
• To promote bicycling and transportation efficiency

• Reduce vehicle distance traveled.
• Improve public health by increased physical activity
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Bicycle Network: Select Site which has bicycle track
Residential Buildings: Commercial Buildings: Provide

Provide secure bicycle secure bicycle parking places ,
parking places Shower and Changing rooms
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Reduced Parking footprint
Intent
• To minimize the environmental impact associated with

parking facilities, including automobile dependence,
land consumption and rainwater runoff.
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• Limit the number of parking

to Local Zoning requirement
• If local zoning authority do
not regulate parking, refer
to Institute of
Transportation Engineering
Handbook
Local Zoning Authority- Agency which regulates open

space requirement, building height, parking requirement
and safety requirements of building. In many cities,
municipality act as Local Zoning authority
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Green Vehicles
Intent
• To reduce pollution by promoting alternatives to

conventionally fueled automobiles
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Low Emitting & Fuel Efficient Vehicles
Low emitting vehicles are vehicles

that are classified as Zero Emission
Vehicles by California air resource
board.
Fuel Efficient Vehicles are vehicles

which have achieved a minimum
green score of 45 on the American
Council for an Energy Efficient
Economy (ACEEE) annual vehicle
rating guide.
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Encourage Carpool, LE/FE Vehicles
• Provide Preferred parking or discounted

parking for carpool/Low Emitting and Fuel
Efficient Vehicles.
• Preferred Parking: Parking close to building
entrance
• Discounted Parking: Should be discounted
atleast 20%
• Provide fueling stations for LE/FE Vehicles
LEED for ND Development

Location
The best strategy which covers all the

credits in this categories and contributes
to smart growth
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Intent
• Avoid development on inappropriate sites.

• Reduce vehicles miles traveled (vehicles
kilometers traveled).
• Enhance livability and improve human health by
encouraging daily physical activity.
Requirements
• Locate the project in within the Identify in your area
boundary of a development
certified under
– LEED for Neighborhood
Development
• Projects attempting this credit

are not eligible to earn points
under other Location and
Transportation credits
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Smart Growth:
• Smart growth is an
urban planning and transportation
theory that concentrates growth in
compact walkable urban centers to
avoid sprawl.
• Advocates compact, transit
oriented, walkable, bicycle-
friendly land use, including
neighborhood schools, complete
streets, and mixed-use
development with a range of housing
choices.
Summary
• Sensitive land protection
• High priority site
• Surrounding density and diverse uses
• Access to quality transit
• Bicycle facilities
• Reduced parking footprint
• Green Vehicles
• LEED for Neighborhood Development Location
The over all objective of this category is to reduce
environmental impact associated with site selection
and transportation
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Chapter 3-12 an Overview

© 2015 Green Building Academy. All rights reserved. 1

What? Reference Standards

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LEED® and USGBC® are registered

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• Sensitive land protection

Location & Transportation overview

Sensitive Land Protection

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• Avoid Development of environmentally sensitive sites

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Strategies & Implementation

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Avoid development of Environmentally

Do not develop hardscape on

5. Land close to wetland-at least 50’away

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Select Previously Developed Site

High Priority Site

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• To encourage project location in areas with

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Strategies & Implementation

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Locate the project in infill site of an

Historic district is a group of buildings, structures, objects,

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Redevelop Brownfield Site

Brownfield: Contaminated Site, Requires remediation

• Site declared as Brownfield by Government Agencies,

Locate the Project in a Priority

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Locate the project in a historic district

• Historic district is a group of buildings, structures,

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• Infill site/Brownfield Site or priority designations will

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Surrounding Density & Diverse uses

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• To promote development in areas with existing

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Strategies & Implementation

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High Dense Development

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• High dense development reduces the building

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Access to quality transit

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• To encourage development with transportation

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• Transportation- Major Contributor of air pollution

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Strategies & Implementation

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Rapid transit with in ½ mile walking