LEED AP BD+C v4: Location and
Transportation (LT)
A developer is building a new supermarket located in an area with the following
uses:
Services Category: 2 restaurants, 1 bank, 1 laundromatCommunity-Serving
Retail Category: 1 pharmacy
Given this information, which statement is true about the project's ability to earn LT
Credit Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses?
A. The project would earn the credit.
B. The project would earn the credit if another use in any category was within
walking distance.
C. The project could earn the credit if another use in a different category was within
walking distance.
D. The project would not earn the credit because the supermarket cannot count as a
service. - CORRECT ANSWER-C. The project could earn the credit if another use in
a different category was within walking distance.
Here are the important points to remember about 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 school project is located within 1.5 miles walking distance from 916 students in
grades 9-12. The school is expected to have 1,200 students when complete. The
school has built two walking and biking routes, one going north and the other south.
The school has a busing system that uses 6 buses. What is true about the project's
ability to earn LT Credit Access to Quality Transit?
A. The project would need to provide discount public bus passes for students
B. The project would need the city to put a public bus stop next to the school
entrance
C. The project would need to add two more buses
D. The project has earned the credit - CORRECT ANSWER-D. The project has
earned the credit
If at least 50% of the student population is within walking distance the project can
earn the credit.
A retail project includes 30 FTE and 800 daily visitors. The parking lot will have 20
employee parking spaces and 100 visitor parking spaces. How many spaces, and of
what type, are needed for LT Credit Green Vehicles?
A. 6 preferred parking spaces and 3 alternative fueling station spaces
B. 6 spaces for preferred parking, 2 of which also have alternative fueling stations
C. 7 spaces for preferred parking and 6 alternative fueling station spaces
,D. 2 preferred parking spaces and 1 alternative fueling station space - CORRECT
ANSWER-A. 6 preferred parking spaces and 3 alternative fueling station spaces
Parking is based on the number of spaces, not FTE. Mentions of FTE in a question
about parking should be ignored in favor of the total parking capacity, which in this
case is 120.
For LT Credit Green Vehicles, 5% of parking must be preferred, and 2% of parking
must have a fueling station.
The two cannot be combined. Remember to round up.
Which EVSE qualification is required for LT Credit Green Vehicles?
A. Located outdoors and not in a garage
B. Connection to an onsite renewable energy system
C. A Level 1 charging capacity
D. Connection to a network or the Internet for participation in a demand response
program or time-of-use pricing - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Connection to a network or
the Internet for participation in a demand response program or time-of-use pricing
Wi-Fi, Ethernet, or a cellular connection is required so the device can send usage
data to a server and so it can participate in a demand response or time-of-use
service.
, A developer for a residential project in an urban area is reviewing potential sites that
would reduce vehicle distance traveled. Which site would help with this goal and with
achieving LT Credit Bicycle Facilities?
A. A site adjacent to an existing 10-mile (16-kilometer) mountain biking trail
B. A site adjacent to an existing bicycle network that connects to a jobs center
8-miles (12 kilometers) away
C. A site within 3 miles (4800-meters) bicycling distance to 10 diverse uses on a
bicycle network
D. A site within a 1/4-mile (400 meter) walking distance of a bicycle network that
connects to a light rail station within a 1-mile (1,600 meters) bicycling distance. -
CORRECT ANSWER-D. A site within a 1/4-mile (400 meter) walking distance of a
bicycle network that connects to a light rail station within a 1-mile (1,600 meters)
bicycling distance.
The network must be within 200 yards (180 meters) of bicycle storage or a functional
entry.The 1/4-mile (400 meter) walking distance is for access to public transit credit.
Design or locate the project such that a functional entry and/or bicycle storage is
within a 200-yard (180-meter) walking distance or bicycling distance from a bicycle
network that connects to at least one of the following:
- at least 10 diverse uses
- a school or employment center, if the project total floor area is 50% or more
residential or
- a bus rapid transit stop, light or heavy rail station, commuter rail station, or ferry
terminal.
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