LEED v5 BD+C Rating System_November 2025_clean - Page 025
Extracted Content
Location and Transportation Credit
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
LTc2
New Construction (1–2 points) Core and Shell (1–2 points)
INTENT
To support the economic and social vitality of communities, provide opportunities for community members to live and work in close proximity, encourage project locations in areas with developmental challenges and promote the ecology, culture, and health of the surrounding area.
REQUIREMENTS
| Achievement Pathways | Points |
|---|---|
New Construction and Core and Shell | 1–2 |
Option 1. Priority Sites | 1–2 |
Path 1. Brownfield Remediation | 2 |
OR | |
Path 2. Historic Location | 1 |
AND/OR | |
Option 2. Housing and Jobs Proximity | 1–2 |
Path 1. Support Local Economy | 1 |
OR | |
Path 2. Location-Efficient Affordable Housing | 2 |
OR | |
Option 3. Equitable Construction | 2 |
Schools | 1–2 |
Options 1, 2, and/or 3 | 1–2 |
OR | |
Option 4. Equitable Access to Resources | 2 |
Path 1. Public Use Spaces | 1 |
AND/OR | |
Path 2. Community Partnership | 1 |
Data Centers, Warehouses, and Distribution Centers | 1–2 |
Options 1, 2, and/or 3 | 1–2 |
AND | |
Option 5. Sensitive Project Location |
Option 1. Priority Sites (1–2 points)
PATH 1. BROWNFIELD REMEDIATION (2 POINTS)
Locate the project on a brownfield where soil or groundwater contamination has been identified and where the local, state, or national authority (whichever has jurisdiction) requires its
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