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Location and Transportation Credit
COMPACT AND CONNECTED DEVELOPMENT
LTc1
1–8 points
INTENT
To conserve land and ecosystem resources by encouraging development in areas with existing infrastructure. To promote livability, walkability, and transportation efficiency, including reduced vehicle distance traveled and associated emissions.
REQUIREMENTS
| Achievement pathways | Points |
|---|---|
Commercial Interiors | 1–8 |
Option 1. LEED BD+C-certified Base Building | 1–8 |
OR | |
Option 2. Surrounding Density | 1–3 |
AND/OR | |
Option 3. Access to Transit | 1–5 |
AND/OR | |
Option 4. Walkable Location | 1–3 |
Option 1. Base Building Certified with LEED BD+C (1–8 points)
Locate in a building certified with LEED v4/v4.1 BD+C that earned either LTc: Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses or LTc: Access to Quality Transit, or locate in a building certified with LEED v5 BD+C that earned LTc1: Compact and Connected Development.
Table 1. Points for buildings certified with LEED BD+C
| Rating system | Credit | Points earned | Equivalent ID+C points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEED v4 or LEED v4.1 | _LTc: Surrounding Density and Diverse _ _Uses _ | 1 | 1 |
| LEED v4 or LEED v4.1 | _LTc: Surrounding Density and Diverse _ _Uses _ | 2 | 2 |
| LEED v4 or LEED v4.1 | _LTc: Surrounding Density and Diverse _ _Uses _ | 3 | 3 |
| LEED v4 or LEED v4.1 | _LTc: Surrounding Density and Diverse _ _Uses _ | 4 or more | 4 |
| LEED v4 or LEED v4.1 | LTc: Access to Quality Transit | 1 | 1 |
| LEED v4 or LEED v4.1 | LTc: Access to Quality Transit | 2–3 | 3 |
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