LT (Location & Transportation) Flashcards
What percentage of a site has to be previously developed to be considered an infill site?
In order to be considered an infill site, the percentage of previously developed land has to be at least 75%.
A new construction project has a single parking lot with a capacity of 425 spaces. If the project team includes EVSE for plug-in vehicles, how many and what type of parking spaces are required for LT Credit Green Vehicles?
The credit requires 5% preferred parking and 2%EVSE for all parking spaces.
425 X 5% = 21.25 preferred parking (22 rounded up)
425 X 2% = 8.5 plug-in spaces (9 rounded up)
For a LEED BD+C: School Project, which details will the project team need to show regarding pedestrian access to the school for LT Credit Access to Quality Transit?
A map with a walkshed boundary
Project teams pursuing Option 2: Pedestrian Access need to delineate a walkshed boundary using mapping software (GIS or CAD). The walkshed boundary varies based on the age or grade level of the school. Points are earned based on the percentage of students in the boundary.
What uses can earn the project the LT Credit Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses?
A minimum of 4 uses
A use type only counts once (retail store that has a nail salon only counts once)
Uses must come from at least 3 of the 5 categories, exclusive of the building’s primary use
No more than two uses of each type (maximum of 2 restaurants for example)
Uses that are planned count if they are available within one year of LEED occupancy.
A university housing project with 100 one-bedroom apartments has a baseline parking capacity of 1 parking space/unit from the ITE handbook. The project will earn 1 point under LT Credit Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses but not earn LT Credit Access to Quality Transit. The project includes off-street parking. How many preferred parking spaces for carpools must the project include for LT Credit Reduced Parking Footprint?
A 20% reduction is required for projects that DO NOT earn points for either LT Credit Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses or LT Credit Access to Quality Transit.
A 40% reduction is required for projects that DO earn points under either LT Credit Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses or LT Credit Access to Quality Transit.
This project has earned one of the credits, so a 40% reduction is required.
If any off-street parking spaces are provided, the project must include preferred parking for carpools for 5% of the total parking capacity. The preferred parking is calculated AFTER the reductions have been made.
100 spaces baseline from the ITE handbook X 60% (40% reduction) = 60 total spaces
60 spaces X 5% preferred parking = 3 spaces
A 90-unit apartment complex in an urban area has 200 residents, 50 peak visitors, and no employees. How many long-term and short-term bicycle storage spaces would be required for LT Credit Bicycle Facilities?
To successfully complete this calculation, it’s necessary to know the rules for different rating systems:
For a residential project, provide long-term storage equal to 30% of all regular building occupants, but no less than one storage space per unit.
For a residential project, provide short-term storage equal to 2.5% of all peak visitors, but no fewer than 4 spaces per building.
50 visitors X 0.025 = 1.25 and rounds up to 2 spaces, but the minimum required is 4 per building (4).
200 residents X 0.30 = 60 spaces, but the minimum required is 1 per residential unit (90).
A LEED BD+C project that wants to maximize the number of points in the Location and Transportation category should consider locating the project in which location?
LEED v4 LEED ND Certified Plan
For international project teams, by which means would sensitive lands be identified?
By consulting with a qualified biologist or ecologist
For international project teams, identify local equivalencies for the referenced standards. Working with a qualified biologist or ecologist may be necessary to identify a local equivalency.
When mapping the surrounding density within a 1/4 mile (400-meter) radius of the project site from the site boundary, which details needs to be included in the calculations?
On the map, identify the buildings in the area as either residential, non-residential, or mixed use.
Also include buildable land, which includes all of the land within that 1/4 mile except non-habitat space such as parking garages, or public rights of way, and land that is excluded from development by law.
The project buildings are also not included in the surrounding density calculations (remember it is surrounding density, not project density).
A high-rise project in a dense urban area would have difficulty achieving which type of view?
Views of movement
Urban projects will have trouble with views of movement since the buildings are close together and this makes it hard to see people and cars moving below while in a workstation.
When calculating a reduction in a project’s parking footprint, which information would allow a project team to determine the baseline parking capacity?
That the team is working on a 50-unit residential housing project.
For LT Credit Reduce Parking Footprint, the baseline is specified as a percent reduction from the ITE handbook. The calculations of the base ratio is based on a project’s use type and size.
Only the residential house project includes the type (residential housing) and size (50 units). The size may be based in DU (dwelling units) or SF/m2.
A commercial office project is adjacent to an existing movie theatre. Which actions are examples of transportation demand strategies that a project team could implement to reduce parking demand?
Transportation demand management strategies include the following:
Telecommuting Shuttles Shared parking between uses Residential units rented/sold separately from parking Transit subsidies Compressed workweek schedules
