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. USGBC . • . Page 11 of 17. , • ,: etc.) designed to catch and hofd particies to keep them from contaminating the building interior. - ,'" ~ 'QZONE DEPLE~IOW/CFC~• : , ~ : ~ ; ~ ~ , : ~ ':. . , ; : : , ~ ~ . . . , ri ~ ;"° :~there is a total of 2 CREDITS available for CFC, HGFG and Nalon'elimiriat~or~measures: ~~ ~{~ ~_ 1 CREDIT FOR EUMINATING CFC, HCFC AND HALON~USE.IN MECHANICAL ~I i~~~r~ EQUIPMENT ~ . ~ One credit is~ availabie for building=levet HVAC ~and r+efri `- eration ~ ~ ~ T' " ~ contain CFCs or HCFCs and a non-haloNC~C/HCFC fir9e suppre~ssi n systemat does not '~" .1 CREDIT FOR ELIMINATING CFC AND'HC~~ tJS~ iN~BUILDiNG ~IIATEFt1ALS -- ~ One credit is availabie for using buiiding materiats (e,g, insulation, carpet pad)..that do not use CFCs or HCFCs as foaming agerrts or in other parts of the manufacturing process. SITING ~ : - ~~ There is a total of 3 CREDITS~and 1 BONUS CREDIT available for siting measures: •~ ~ 1 CREDIT FOR INFILL DEVELOPMENT •' ~ ,. One credit is available for new construction on vacant land located in areas with an existing '~ development density of 100,000 square feet per acre or more. OR Rehabilitate an existing building, . - ~ ~ '~ 1 CR~DiT FOR REDUCED HABITAT ~DISTURBANCE ~ ~ One credit is available for having a development footprint (induding building~ utilities. ~ ~~~.,:~access and parking) which exceeds tt~e open spaoe requirement for the site per local ~ ` , Joning by 25 /o. . . ~ . . . , - ~ . ~ . . ~OR ' ~ ~ • • . ~ . Rehabilitation Qf. an existing building ~'if retiabilitation indudes an addi~on: tha# exoeeds . 50°~ the footprir~t of the existing building, ttien the atiove requinemerrt for red'uced habttat ~: disturbance must atso be met) . 1 CREDIT FOR SITE PRESERVATION / RESTORATION .. One credit is available for implementing a preservation plan for topsoil and existing trees AND . . ,r . . Limfing the construction disturbance to 50 feet beyond the building perimeter for earthwork, site utility lines (except minor trenching for main branches), and surface pa~lcing (on grade ~urface parking construc.Ked,.of penyJous paving is acceptable beyond 50 feet) -~ AND.: ~ ~ ~ Restoring a minimum of~50% af degraded habitat areas on the site. 1 BONUS CREDIT~F4R 6R0«1NFIELD DEVELO~MENT ~::. ;•. ~,; - One bonus credit is ;available. for d~velopment in ~a.'~;~~te; class'rf~e~ .as'brownfietd' Using~ EPA ~~ guidelines,"induding~PAOSWER Dir: 96'1017,~iid~~iSi:~ Stand~r~.Pra _t<<,;4 ~-o; ~~;.forsite . . . ~ ~ remediation where required. _ ~ -.. . ~ ~ -- - - ,ZANSPORTATION, ,,-.. , . = ..;,. ~. ' - . .. ;: ' . - ihere is a total of:~_CREDITS, plus 1~°BONUS .CREbIT available for transportation http://www.usgbc.org/programs/Ieed.htm . ;, 8/11/98 .