TheSmart Location and Linkage (SLL) prerequisitein LEED for Neighborhood Development includes a requirement forAccess to Quality Transitor proximity todiverse uses, which encourages projects to be located in areas that provide residents and occupants access to essential services within a walkable distance.
LEED defines "diverse uses" as distinct types of establishments that serve different functions, supporting mixed-use development and reducing the need for private vehicle use.
In this scenario, there are:
* Two supermarkets
* One farmer's market
* One bank
* Three restaurants
* One laundry
* One hair salon
To meet the requirements of theSLL prerequisite, only one use from each distinct category can be counted.
Here, LEED allows only one example of each type of use to be counted toward the total:
* Supermarket- Only one can be counted, despite having two.
* Farmer's market- Considered distinct.
* Bank- Considered distinct.
* Restaurant- Only one can be counted, despite having three.
* Laundry- Considered distinct.
* Hair salon- Considered distinct.
This results in a total ofsix distinct usesthat can be counted when attempting the Smart Location & Linkage prerequisite.
* Option A: Fiveis incorrect because there are six unique uses available.
* Option C: EightandOption D: Nineare incorrect because not all instances of supermarkets or restaurants can be counted multiple times for the same use category.
Thus,Option B: Sixis the correct answer based on the distinct uses counted toward the SLL prerequisite (Reference:LEED v4 ND Reference Guide).