Rating System

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

Rating System Version

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

Inquiry

We propose that a LEED Innovation & Design Process (IDP) point be awarded to any project that combines the two transportation strategies of public transportation and third party car sharing from a company like WeCar by Enterprise (http://www.wecar.com/) or an equivalent program. By providing the car sharing program MORE employees can utilize public transportation because employees will be less tempted to drive their own cars to work for out of office meetings/business that may not be accessible by public transportation and will also reduce parking demand in the vicinity of the tenant space. The tenant owner would pay for a monthly public transportation pass (or equivalent) to employees and also offer a third party car sharing program in which cars are strategically placed around the city; accessed electronically by participants; booked online; available 24 hours a day seven days a week and utilize hybrid cars. Below is an outline of the potential Innovation Credit. Intent: Reduce pollution and land development impacts from automobile use. Promote use of public transportation and car sharing. Proposed requirements for compliance: Tenant to promote use of public transportation by offering to employees a stipend to cover the cost of a monthly public transportation pass cost or equivalent. AND Offer a third party car sharing program to employees for business related travel. The car sharing program will utilize fuel efficient hybrid automobiles and demonstrate that there will be enough cars available in the area to supplement the need from the tenant space. Proposed submittals to demonstrate compliance: Car sharing lease agreement, area plan showing location of cars realtive to tenant space, and signed letter from owner stating that they will provide a stipend for employees to purchase a monthly public transportation pass or equivalent. Technologies and Strategies: Perform a transportation survey of potential tenant occupants to identify transportation needs. Choose a building near mass transit and located near a car sharing program. Considerations: Offering to pay for staff members public transportation cost will help promote use of public transportation and reduce carbon emissions. Car sharing is becoming a popular way to pool transportation resources and have access to an automobile without owning one.