HomeMy WebLinkAboutLEED-NC SS - Village&NeighborhoodLEED-NC v2.2, Sustainable Sites Category Village & Neighborhood CREDIT CREDIT NAME Pts Available Pts Possible Description for Achievement Prereq. 1 Construction Activity Pollution Prevention
0 0 Required by LEED for certification. Credit 1 Site Selection 1 1 A site has been selected that does not included sensitive site elements and restrictive land types. For example, prime
farmland, within a 100 yr. flood plain, or land specifically identified as habitat for endangered species. Credit 2 Development Density & Community Connectivity 1 1 From the site's main
entrance, there are 10 basic services (laundry, restaurant, bank, grocery, convenience store, dentist, dry cleaning, park) and a residential development (Vail Commons) with a density
of 10 units/acre within a 1/2 mile radius. Credit 3 Brownfield Redevelopment 1 0 The site selected has not been documented as a brownfield by a federal, local, or state municipality.
Credit 4.1 Alt. Transportation: Public Trans. Access 1 1 The Project Site is located within 1?/4 mile of the West Vail Lodge bus stop and, from one main entrance, the Chamonix/N. Frontage
Road bus stop. Both bus stops service two bus lines, the West Vail RED Loop (N-S) and the West Vail GREEN Loop (S-N). Credit 4.2 Alt. Transportation: Bike Storage & Changing Rooms 1
1* This scheme will need bike storage for 46 bikes, 22 of which can be housed in the enclosed garages. The difficulty in achieving this point in this scheme lies in the bike storage
for residents of the parking structure housing. The remaining 24 bikes can be carved out of the available parking in the parking garage, or located beneath overhangs on the pedestrian
level above. Credit 4.3 Alt. Transportation: Low Emitting & Fuel Efficient Vehicles 1 1** T.B.D. Town of Vail. Fuel efficient vehicles are to be provided for 3% of the residents with
preferred parking -OR-preferred parking for fuel efficient vehicles (5% of FTE) shall be provided for on site. The higher the number of residents, the higher the number of fuel efficient
vehicles and preferred parking spaces must be provided. Credit 4.4 Alt. Transportation: Parking Capacity 1 1** T.B.D. Town of Vail. Parking in this scheme does not exceed the local zoning
requirements, the LEED requirement for this credit. In our case, the code requirement is 2 spaces per unit (all units are between 500 SF and 2,000 SF). Also, a demonstrated, permanent
program, including, but not limited to, rideshare programs, shuttle services, and dedicated drop-off locations on site shall be included to achieve points for this credit. July 30, 2008
* Design/Construction decision by Owner. ** Philosophy implementation decision by Owner.
Credit 5.1 Site Development: Protect or Restore Habitat 1 1* 50% (less the building footprint) of the site must be restored with native or adaptive vegetation. This vegetation requires
little or no irrigation, and does not require active maintenance (mowing or fertilizers). All schemes exceed 50% open space after accounting for all paving. But the Town of Vail must
balance sodded open spaces for play with areas of native grasses to achieve the point. Any open space on the roof of the parking structure does not count towards restored habitat. Credit
5.2 Site Development: Max Open Space 1 0 For the site's zoning district, Housing (H), the site coverage (incl. buildings, pavement, etc.) must not exceed 55% of the project site. This
means that the open space requirement is 45% of the project site. For this LEED credit, the scheme must exceed the open space requirement by an additional 25%, totaling an open space
requirement of 65%. Due to the densities the Town of Vail would like to achieve in this scheme, a 65% open space requirement cannot be met. Credit 6.1 Stormwater Design: Quantity 1 1*
All stormwater run-off must be contained on the project site. The greater the amount of impervious materials (paving and buildings) on the site, the more run-off must be collected and
retained on the site. This scheme has the potential for reduced impervious area depending on the treatment of the parking structure deck. Impervious surfaces can be reduced in all schemes
by using pervious paving materials approved for cold weather climates. Credit 6.2 Stormwater Design: Quality 1 1* LEED encourages the use of pervious paving materials to allow stormwater
to infiltrate into the ground, thus naturally filtering out pollutants and prevent overflow of natural systems. Using pervious paving materials on all schemes is at the discretion of
the Town of Vail. Using proper techniques, detention ponds and vegetated swales will also properly filter stormwater. Credit 7.1 Heat Island Effect: Non-Roof 1 1* This credit can easily
be achieved achieved by locating 50% of all parking space under a cover that has a great ability to reflect solar heat. Since the great majority of the site's parking spaces are in enclosed
garages, tuck-under, or in the parking structure, the roofs of our buildings and our parking garage deck must reflect solar heat to the standards asked for by LEED. On the parking structure,
we would be able to reflect solar heat by properly shading the surface with deciduous trees, planting sod, using an open-grid paving system, and using light-colored paving materials.
This point cannot be achieved without these strategies being used on the structure deck. Credit 7.2 Heat Island Effect: Roof 1 1* The project's roofs shall already comply with the standards
set forth by Credit 7.1 for Non-Roof Heat Island Effect. Care should be taken by the Architect and Owner to select a roofing material that also meets the standards, albeit similar, of
this credit to reflect solar heat. July 30, 2008 * Design/Construction decision by Owner. ** Philosophy implementation decision by Owner.
Credit 8 Light Pollution Reduction 1 1* Exterior lighting will have to be designed so that it meets the light trespass standards set forth by the LZ2 designation for residential areas.
This can easily be achieved in any of the schemes, provided the appropriate measures are taken by the architects. TOTAL POINTS 14 12 July 30, 2008 * Design/Construction decision by Owner.
** Philosophy implementation decision by Owner.