Rating System

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

Rating System Version

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

Inquiry

Our project is a 408 student residence hall in a campus setting sited on an existing commuter parking lot. It is in a moderately rural community with off-campus amentities within a 1/2 mile. Since the campus does not adhere to town zoning by-laws for parking, and existing parking is considered ample by the college, we are able to eliminate 350 parking spaces and add only 4 for building staff. In addition, there is a shuttle service for students and staff that services the campus as well as town amentities, (http://www.bridgew.edu/Transportation/campusshuttle.cfm). There is also a campus wide vehicle request system that provides vans and mini-buses for off campus trips within a 200 mile radius of campus, (http://www.bridgew.edu/Transportation/TransPolicy.cfm). In eliminating 346 net parking spaces and utilizing a campus wide shuttle service as well as a vehicle request system, we have encouraged students and staff to take advantage of what is a very walkable campus and town. Is the intent of this credit, (NC 2.1), satisfied?