We are working on a CHP. Should we count patrol officers as FTE or Visitors. They report to work then take a patrol car during their shift work that is patrolling the highway. However, their personal transportation to and from the office, would be there all day. We are going to call thepatrol oficers, FTE's for now but if someone has experience or an interpretation on this situation we will appreciate their input. Thanks.
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David Posada
Integrated Design & LEED SpecialistSERA Architects
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August 22, 2012 - 3:03 pm
Interesting question.
One the one hand, if you count each patrol officer as a full FTE, that implies they are in the building all day and so would increase your water use numbers in WEp1 and WEc3.
On the other hand, if you count each patrol officer as a visitor, then they are not included in the number of people being enticed into riding a bike with the presence of showers... and it doesn't reflect their car being parked all day.
One solution might be to count each patrol officer as a full FTE, but create a separate fixture group for them in the WE credits with fewer toilet visits per day. Or, you could define each patrol officer as a part-time FTE in PI Form 3, with a limited number of hours in the building, but this might under-represent them for shower and parking stall counts.
If you do count each patrol officer as a full FTE, make sure your energy model, water calcs, daylight and views calcs, and controllability of systems calcs don't end up with a higher occupant number than is appropriate. Include a narrative explaining how you came up with your FTE numbers.