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Buildings play a critical role in providing solutions to encourage the shift away from conventional-fuel vehicles. Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) continues to be identified as a primary barrier to the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), which play a critical role in reducing global transportation emissions. [28] Increasing access to EVSEs provides convenient charging opportunities during daily activities and reduces concerns of having insufficient battery power to commute between destinations.

This credit rewards projects with EV supply infrastructure installed in existing buildings to incentivize the use of EVs and lower greenhouse gas emissions emitted from fueled vehicles.

Install Electric Vehicles Supply Equipment

A project must demonstrate that the required number of EVSE is provided to regular building occupants. To determine the number of spaces required to earn credit, teams must first determine the project’s total parking capacity, inside and outside the project boundary (both commercial and residential). Parking capacity includes all off-street parking spaces leased or owned by the project, including parking that is outside the project boundary but is used by the project. On-street parking in public rights-of-way is excluded from these calculations. Projects that do not own or lease parking are not eligible for this credit.

The definition of residential for this credit should align with the residential occupancy classifications in the International Building Code (IBC), Section 310, Residential Group R or in accordance with local building code where IBC is not adopted. This includes not only multifamily buildings but also dormitories, hotels, assisted living facilities, and other places where people stay overnight. [29]

Install EVSE for the minimum number of spaces, as required in Table 1. Percentage thresholds will only apply to projects if the minimum number of spaces provided meets or exceeds those listed in Table 1.

Equation 1. Minimum EVSE parking requirements — commercial

Equation 1. Minimum EVSE parking requirements — commercial 𝑁 𝑁 𝑁 𝑜 𝑐 𝑐 𝑐 𝑐 𝑐 𝑚 𝑚 𝑚 𝑚𝑚 𝐸 𝐸 𝑝 𝑝 𝑝 𝑝𝑝= 𝑇 𝑇 𝑇𝑇 𝑛 𝑛 𝑛 𝑜 𝑝 𝑝 𝑝 𝑝𝑝 𝑠 𝑠 𝑠 × 0.05

Equation 2. Minimum EVSE parking requirements — residential

Equation 2. Minimum EVSE parking requirements — residential 𝑁 𝑁 𝑁 𝑜 𝑟 𝑟 𝑟 𝑟 𝑟 𝑟 𝑚 𝑚 𝑚 𝑚𝑚 𝐸 𝐸 𝑝 𝑝 𝑝 𝑝𝑝= 𝑇 𝑇 𝑇𝑇 𝑛 𝑛 𝑛 𝑜 𝑝 𝑝 𝑝 𝑝𝑝 𝑠 𝑠 𝑠 𝑠𝑠 × 0.1

28 “‘It’s just like plugging in your phone’ – one founder on the mindset shift needed to scale EVS,” World Economic Forum, September 30, 2024, www.weforum.org/stories/2024/09/electric-vehicles-charging-infrastructure/. 29 “Chapter 3 Occupancy Classification and Use,” 2021, International Building Code, https://codes.iccsafe.org/content/IBC2021P2/chapter-3-occupancy-classification-and-use#IBC2021P2_Ch03_Sec310.

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