200 Yard Distance

Alejandra Feliciano

LEED AP BD+C

Architects Smith Metzger

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January 19, 2011

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Tristan Roberts

Representative

Vermont House of Representatives

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Fri, 01/21/2011 - 03:20

I think the credit language is clear that the 200 yard distance is to the facilities themselves. You'd have to kind of blur your eyes to read it as entrance to entrance.

Alejandra Feliciano

LEED AP BD+C

Architects Smith Metzger

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Thu, 01/27/2011 - 17:41

Let me clarify my question, our situation is the following: our FTE requires only one shower. There is a shower accessible to our occupants in a nearby building, but the actual showers are on an upper level. The form requires a site plan to show the distance from our building entrance to the 'shower facility' so would we have to count the walking distance (including stairs) from our building entrance to the shower room?

David Posada

Integrated Design & LEED Specialist

SERA Architects

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Tue, 02/01/2011 - 18:29

Since your situation is not explicitly addressed in the credit it's hard to anticipate if a particular reviewer will interpret the wording any differently than Tristan did above. The design phase preliminary review will give you a chance to see how the existing shower is viewed in your case, and thus gives you time to see if you need to pursue any other credits.