The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that 30% of greenhouse gas emissions are from electricity, followed by 26% in transportation and 21% in industry.

Adding green features to your building can reduce its impact.  

According to Bicycle Facilities Credit in LEED v4.1 If employees, customers, or residents are encouraged to use bicycle and avail facilities like bike parking rack, there will be fewer cars on the road, reducing the amount of emissions due to transportation.

Total no. of Possible Points –     1 point

Credit Applies to –

New Construction , Core & Shell , Schools , Retail , Data Centres , Warehouses & Distribution Centres , Hospitality & Healthcare

Requirements for  New Construction, Core and Shell, Data Centers, Warehouses & Distribution Centers, Hospitality, Retail, Healthcare

Bicycle Network

Design or locate the project such that a functional entry or bicycle storage is within a 200-yard (180- meter) walking distance or bicycling distance from a bicycle network that connects to at least one of the following:

• at least 10 diverse uses (see Appendix 1);
• a school or employment center, if the project total floor area is 50% or more residential; or
• a bus rapid transit stop, passenger rail station, or ferry terminal.

All destinations must be within a 3-mile (4800-meter) bicycling distance of the project boundary.

Planned bicycle trails or lanes may be counted if they are fully funded by the date of the certificate of occupancy and are scheduled for completion within one year of that date.

Bicycle Storage and Shower Rooms

Large-Occupancy Projects Only:

The following guidance should be applied when determining the number of showers needed for projects with a large number of occupants:

NEW CONSTRUCTION, SCHOOLS, DATA CENTERS, WAREHOUSES & DISTRIBUTION CENTERS, HOSPITALITY, RETAIL, HEALTHCARE

Provide at least one on-site shower with changing facility for the first 100 regular building occupants and one additional shower for every 150 regular building occupants thereafter, up to 999 regular building occupants.

• one additional shower for every 500 regular building occupants, for the additional 1,000 – 4,999 regular building occupants
• one additional shower for every 1,000 regular building occupants, for the additional 5,000 + regular building occupants

CORE AND SHELL

Provide at least one on-site shower with changing facility for the first 100 regular building occupants and one additional shower for every 150 regular building occupants thereafter, up to 999 regular building occupants.

• one additional shower for every 750 regular building occupants, for the additional 1,000 – 4,999 regular building occupants
• one additional shower for every 1,500 regular building occupants, for the additional 5,000 + regular building occupants

For All Projects

Short-term bicycle storage must be within 200 feet (60meters) walking distance of any main entrance.

Long-term bicycle storage must be within 300 feet (90 meters) walking distance of any functional entry.

On-site bicycle sharing stations within the project boundary may count for 50% of the long-term and short-term bicycle storage space.

Zero lot line projects may count publicly available bicycle parking towards their short-term storage requirements if it meets the maximum allowable walking distance.

Provide at least one on-site shower with changing facility for the first 100 regular building occupants and one additional shower for every 150 regular building occupants thereafter.

Exclude patients and K-12 students from the regular building occupant count.

SCHOOLS

Bicycle Network

Design or locate the project such that a functional entry and/or bicycle storage is within a 200-yard (180- meter) walking distance or bicycling distance of a bicycle network that connects to either of the following:

• a bus rapid transit stop or passenger rail station or ferry terminal; or
• 50% of dwelling units within the school’s attendance boundary.

The stops/stations or dwelling units must be within no more than a 1 1/2-mile (2400-meter) biking distance (for grades 8 and below, or ages 14 and below), and 3-mile (4800-meter) biking distance (for grades 9 and above or ages 15 and above).

Provide dedicated bicycle lanes that extend at least to the end of the school property with no barriers (e.g., fences) on school property.

Bicycle Storage and Shower Rooms

Meet storage and shower requirements for all projects and provide long-term bicycle storage for at least 5% of all regular building occupants (excluding students grade 3 and younger), but no fewer than four storage spaces per building.

RETAIL

Bicycle Network

Meet Bicycle Network requirements for all projects.

Bicycle Storage and Shower Rooms

Meet storage distance and shower requirements for all projects and provide at least two short-term bicycle storage spaces for every 5,000 square feet (465 square meters), but no fewer than two storage spaces per building.

Provide long-term bicycle storage for at least 5% of regular building occupants, but no fewer than two storage spaces per building in addition to the short-term bicycle storage spaces.

Provide a bicycle maintenance program for employees or bicycle route assistance for employees and customers. Route assistance must be provided in a manner easily accessible to both employees and customers.

HEALTHCARE

Bicycle Network

Meet Bicycle Network requirements for all projects.

Bicycle Storage and Shower Rooms

Meet storage and shower requirements for all projects and provide short-term bicycle storage for at least 2.5% of all peak visitors, but no fewer than four storage spaces per building.

Provide long-term bicycle storage for at least 5% of regular building occupants (excluding patients), but no fewer than four storage spaces per building in addition to the short-term bicycle storage spaces.