Rating System

LEED BD+C: New Construction

Rating System Version

v2 - LEED 2.2

Inquiry

The intent of this point is to reduce pollution and land development impacts from single occupancy vehicle use. Our project is a destination lodging facility located adjacent to an outdoor recreation area. Our building is a lodging facility, and as such, car and vanpool spaces are not practical. Because of the nature of our building type, people are unlikely to carpool to our facility. In an effort to comply with this point, we have provided a parking reduction of 25% below the county requirements on the site. In addition, the proximity of the facility to skiing, biking and hiking trails allows occupants to walk to their daily activity, eliminating the need to get in a car and commute. For occupants who are not interested in the outdoor recreation, we also are providing a shuttle service to transport them to nearby city, and the public transportation that is available there. Are the measures described above sufficient to garner the point for parking reduction without the inclusion of car and vanpool parking spaces?