LEED v5 BD+C Rating System_November 2025_clean - Page 034
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To qualify as an adjacent site, at least a contiguous 25% of the project boundary must border parcels that are previously developed sites.
- Bordering rights-of-way do not constitute previously developed land; it is the status of the property on the other side of the right-of-way that contributes to the calculation. Any part of the boundary that borders a water body is excluded from the calculation.
Table 7. Points for Development and Adjacency
| Type of Site | Points |
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| Previously developed site that was used for industrial or commercial purposes. | 1 |
Previously developed and adjacent site with bordering parcels currently used for industrial or commercial purposes. | 2 |
AND/OR
PATH 2. TRANSPORTATION RESOURCES (1–2 POINTS)
Locate the project on a site that has two of the following transportation resources for 1 point or all four of the following transportation resources for 2 points:
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The site is within a 10-mile (16-kilometer) driving distance of a main logistics hub.
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The site is within a one mile (1,600 meter) driving distance of an on-off ramp to a highway.
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The site is within a one mile (1,600 meter) driving distance of an access point to an active freight rail line.
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The site is served by an active freight rail spur.
A planned transportation resource must be sited, funded, and under construction by the date of the certificate of occupancy and complete within 24 months of that date.
Healthcare (1–6 points)
- Meet Options 1, 2, and/or 3 above.
AND/OR
Option 7. Surrounding Density (1 point)
Locate on a site where the surrounding existing density within 0.25 miles (400 meters) offset of the project boundary meets one of the following:
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At least seven dwelling units per acre (17.5 DU per hectare) with a 0.5 floor area ratio. The counted density must be existing density, not zone density.
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At least 22,000 square feet per acre (5,050 square meters per hectare) of buildable land.
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