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A community seeking LEED tor Neighborhood Development Certification is planning to design and construct a permanent garden and provide related facilities for local residents to cultivate food production. The community Is in an area of 10 acres (4.05 hectares) and contains 120 dwelling units. According to the requirements of 'local food production.* what is the minimum area of the community garden?
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B)
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Suggested Answer: C
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17 comments · newest first
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Reita
10 months ago
Sounds about right, but I hope they plan it well!
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Tamra
10 months ago
Totally agree, we need more community gardens!
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Lawanda
10 months ago
The minimum area for the garden is usually around 0.5 acres.
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Mammie
11 months ago
I think it should be at least 1 acre for it to be effective.
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Carissa
11 months ago
Wait, is that really enough space for 120 units?
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Cristy
11 months ago
I remember something about needing at least 1,000 square feet per 10 units, but I’m confused about how that translates to the total area needed here.
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Stephanie
11 months ago
I’m not entirely sure, but I think the LEED guidelines specify a certain percentage of the total site area for gardens. Could it be around 10%?
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Harris
11 months ago
I feel like we practiced a similar question about local food production requirements. Was it something like 0.5 acres per 100 units?
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Larae
12 months ago
I think the minimum area for the community garden is based on the number of dwelling units, but I can't remember the exact calculation.
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Lavera
12 months ago
I've got a good strategy here. I'm going to calculate the minimum garden area based on the number of dwelling units and then see which option matches that.
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Carman
12 months ago
I'm a bit confused by the different units used (acres and hectares). I'll need to convert them to the same unit to make a proper comparison.
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Yaeko
1 year ago
The key information here is the requirement for "local food production." I'm going to carefully review the options to see which one best meets that criteria.
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Rashida
1 year ago
Okay, let's break this down step-by-step. The community is 10 acres, has 120 dwelling units, and needs to provide a minimum area for a community garden. I think I can figure this out.
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Reynalda
1 year ago
This question seems straightforward, but I want to make sure I understand the requirements correctly before selecting an answer.
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Osvaldo
1 year ago
I think the answer is Option B. It looks like the best fit for the requirements of the local food production criteria.
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Sherell
1 year ago
I agree with you, Thersa. It makes sense to consider the number of residents who will benefit from the garden.
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Thersa
1 year ago
I think the minimum area of the community garden should be based on the number of dwelling units.