Location & Transportation

Question 1

What is ACEEE? What does it stand for?

Answer 1

American Council for Energy Efficient Economy: a nonprofit, 501c(3) organization founded in 1980 whose mission is to advance energy efficiency as a fast, cheap, and effective means of meeting energy challenges

Question 2

What is a brownfiled?

Answer 2

a property on which redevelopment or reuse may be complicated by the presence or possible presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant

Question 3

What is buildable land?

Answer 3

the portion of a site where construction can occur, including land voluntarily set aside and not constructed on

Question 4

What is density?

Answer 4

a measure of the total building floor area or dwelling units on a parcel of land relative to the buildable land of that parcel

Question 5

What is development density?

Answer 5

the total square footage of all buildings within a particular area measured in square feet per acre

Question 6

What is diverse use?

Answer 6

a distinct, officially recognized business, nonprofit, civic, religious, or governmental organization, or dwelling units or offices. it has a stationary postal address and is publicly available

Question 7

What is FAR?

Answer 7

floor-area ratio: the density of nonresidential land use, exclusive of structured parking, measured as the total nonresidential building floor area divided by the land area available for non residential structures

Question 8

What is a greenfield?

Answer 8

a site that has never been built on or developed for human use

Question 9

What is infill development?

Answer 9

building and developing in vacant areas of high-density urban centers. infill development can reduce traffic congestion, save open space, and create more livable communities

Question 10

What is previously developed/disturbed site?

Answer 10

a site that once had buildings, roadways, and parking lots, or that was graded or otherwise altered by direct human activities

Question 11

What is remediation?

Answer 11

the process of cleaning up a contaminated site by physical, chemical, or biological means. remediation processes are typically applied to contaminated soil or groundwater

Question 12

What is shortest path analysis?

Answer 12

a measurement of how far a pedestrian and bicyclist would travel from a point of origin to a destination, reflecting access to amenities, safety, convenience, and obstructions to movement

Question 13

What is smart growth?

Answer 13

an approach that protects open space and farmland by emphasizing development with houses, jobs, and services near each other

Question 14

What is total parking capacity?

Answer 14

the total amount of parking spaces for a site that includes new and existing surface parking spaces, new and existing garage or multilevel parking spaces, and any off-street parking spaces outside the project boundary that are available to the buildings users. not included are on-street (parallel or inventory vehicles, and motorbike or bicycle spaces

Question 15

How much do transportation emissions contribute to total greenhouse gas emissions?

Answer 15

33% according to the EIA (US energy information administration) 2008

Question 16

What are the 4 types of strategies for Location and Transportation?

Answer 16

Location strategies
Transportation strategies
Site development strategies
Health and livability strategies

Question 17

What are the location strategies?

Answer 17

Locate the project within a LEED-certified neighborhood development
Locate the building within proximity of surrounding density and diverse uses

Question 18

What is residential, nonresidential, and combined density measured in?

Answer 18

Residential density: dwelling units (DU) per acre
Nonresidential density: floor-area ratio (FAR)
Combined density: square feet per acre of buildable land

Question 19

How far must the building entrance be located from how many diverse uses?

Answer 19

The building entrance must be located within 1/2 mile walking distance of 7 or more diverse uses

Question 20

What are the transportation strategies?

Answer 20

Limit available parking
Develop in areas that have multimodal transportation access
Designate 5% of all parking spaces used by the project as preferred parking for green vehicles
Provide preferred parking for carpools for 5% of the total parking spaces
Install electrical vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) in 2% of all parking spaces used by the project
Install liquid or gas alternative fueling facilities or a battery switching station in at least 2% of all parking spaces

Question 21

What are the site development strategies?

Answer 21

Avoid developing on environmentally sensitive lands
Locate the project on a site that has been previously developed
Locate the project on a high-priority site such as a brownfield
Develop in areas with existing infrastructure

Question 22

What are the health and livability strategies?

Answer 22

Develop in areas that promote walkability
Provide bicycle storage facilities, shower rooms, and bicycle networks in close proximity to diverse uses
Provide a bicycle maintenance program for employees or bicycle route assistance for employees and customers
Provide pedestrian amenities
Promote connectivity
Create a diverse community
Promote access to sustainable food
Provide access to grocery store