A tenant is allotted 500 parking spaces by the building owner. There are 1000 av

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试卷: LEED AP ID+C 模拟试卷A[查看]
A tenant is allotted 500 parking spaces by the building owner. There are 1000 available spaces for the project. What site feature would most qualify for Sustainable Sites Credit, Site Selection, Heat Island Effect-Non-Roof?
A: Reduce the negotiated parking from the lease by 250 spaces
B: Have above ground parking that uses open grid paving for 300 parking spaces
C: Have above ground parking that uses open grid paving for 150 parking spaces
D: Add an underground parking deck for 250 parking spaces

参考答案: D

本题解释:
See Sustainable Sites Credit, Site Selection, Heat Island Effect-Non-Roof, Option 2

Placing 50% of the parking underground would earn this credit.

Open grid paving would need to be provided to 30% of the site's nonroof impervious surfaces (parking lots plus walkways plus plazas plus driveways, etc), not 30% of the parking spaces.

Reducing the parking requirements does not reduce the heat island effect or meet the credit requirements.

The intent of the question is to test how the parking spaces are calculated. For this option, the calculation is based on the number of parking spaces provided for the project (See Calculations, Covered Parking, and/or the Submittal Templates). This calculation is not based on the number of parking spaces for the total site (some or all of the other spaces are for other tenants). Since the project was allocated 500 spaces, only 250 need to be underground.

Remember - for the 30% coverage using open grid paving, shading, and/or SRI materials, the calculations are based on the total site hardscapes, not just the parking spaces.