(2) LT_ Location & Transportation of LEED BD+C v4

The instructor has passed 6 LEED AP exams, including Legacy and 5 specialties.

The teaching ability has been recognized as a USGBC Faculty.

LEED BDC v4, Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design, Building Design & Construction v4.0

Second Credit Category: LT_ Location & Transportation

It contains 0 Prerequisite and 8 Credits:

LT_C1-LEED_for_Neighborhood_Development_Location

LT_C2-Sensitive_Land_Protection

LT_C3-High-Priority_Site

LT_C4-Surrouning_Density_and_Diverse_Uses

LT_C5-Acces_to_Quality_Transit

LT_C6-Bicycle_Facilities

LT_C7-Reduced_Parking_Footprint

LT_C8_Green_Vehicles

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Site is under certified LEED-Neighborhood Development area

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Prime farmland, Floodplains, Habitat, Water bodies, Wetlands

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Option 1 Historic District

Find a historic district, determined by local agency

select an ‘infill’ location to be your project site.

Option 2 Priority Designation

2-1 EPA NPL, Environmental Protection Agency National Priorities List

2-2 Federal Empowerment Zone site

2-3 Federal Enterprise Community site

2-4 Federal Renewal Community site

2-5 (NMTC) New Markets Tax Credit Program –

2-6 HUD’s QCT & DDA

US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s

Qualified Census Tract (QCT) or Difficult Development Area (DDA).

Option 3 Brownfield Remediation

ASTM E1525-05 or local equivalent

ASTM E1903-11 or local equivalent

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Option 1 Surrounding Density

Option 1- A. Combined Density (imperial units or metric units)

Option 1-B. Separate Residential & Nonresidential Densities

DU : Dwelling Unit

FAR: Floor-Area Ratio

Option 2 Diverse Uses

1 Food retail,

2 Community-serving retail,

3 Services,

4 Civic & community facilities

5 Community & anchor uses – Commercial office

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Three conditions:

1 Walking distance (not straight-line distance)

2 Existing or planned – transit services, they must be

funded, under construction when certificate of occupancy,

will be completed within 2 years.

3 Minimal amounts of trips

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Bicycle Network

Bicycle Storage & Shower Rooms

Case 1. Commercial or Institutional Projects

Case 2. Residential Projects

Case 3. Mixed-Use Projects

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Case 1. Baseline Location

Case 2. Dense and/or Transit-Served Location

Suggested strategies:

1 Telecommuting

2 Shuttles

3 Shared parking between uses

4 Residential units rented or sold separately from parking

5 Transit subsidy

6 Compressed workweek schedule

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ACEEE’s vehicle rating guide

American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Option 1. Electric Vehicle Charging

EVSE, Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment

Option 2. Liquid, Gas, or Battery Facilities

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Ming-Feng Nian, Chicago Booth MBA, UMichigan MEng CEM,

LEED AP (Legacy + 5 specialties), WELL AP, SITES AP,

USGBC Faculty, Urban GHG Inventory Specialist,

EFFAS Certified ESG Analyst (CESGA)

GRI Certified Sustainability Professional (Standards 2021)

CFA Institute Certificate in ESG Investing

PMP, PfMP, PMI-ACP/PBA/RMP/SP