Rating System

LEED BD+C: New Construction, LEED BD+C: New Construction, LEED BD+C: New Construction, LEED BD+C: New Construction, LEED BD+C: Schools, LEED BD+C: Schools, LEED BD+C: Core and Shell, LEED BD+C: Core and Shell

Rating System Version

v2 - LEED 2.0, v2 - LEED 2.2, v2 - LEED 2.2, v3 - LEED 2009, v2 - Schools 2007, v3 - LEED 2009, v2 - LEED 2.0, v3 - LEED 2009

Inquiry

Our project is a dormitory village on a university setting in Phoenix, Arizona. We intend to provide the residents and staff with more than the requisite number of bike racks in fully-covered, secure and easily-accessible locations. Our question pertains to the definition of covered. It is typical in the Southwest to provide protection from the elements with vegetation. We intend to plant mesquite trees, which have a canopy of 25\'-35\', and will completely cover the bike rack area to provide shelter. Is this an acceptable approach to meet the requirements of this credit?