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NC-2009 SSc4.2:Alternative Transportation—Bicycle Storage and Changing Rooms

Changing and Shower facility

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Hanne Goa
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According to Leed NC we require for 911 FTEs x 0,5% = 4,6 Changing and Shower facilities (=5). In our project, we have 2 showers and 1 changing room for women and 2 showers and 1 changing room for men. That is total 6. Is it okey, to count the changing rooms and showers separately or do we need to have 5 showers in the building? On leed.online Form 4.2, it says description of shower or changing rooms, so I understand it as if its okey to count separately. Is this correct? Thanks!

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Thu, 06/21/2012 - 10:18

You will need to have at least the 5 showers. It's good that you're providing changing rooms, but those do not count in the actual claculations.
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Erin Holdenried
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Fri, 01/04/2013 - 19:10

This confuses me too. I always assumed both showers and changing rooms count towards the calcs. The LEED form clearly states says "showers or changing facilities". Leading one to believe that showers and changing rooms are separate and can both count towards the calculations. One of my projects has 5 showers and a changing area with benches and lockers. I assume the changing area would count as at least 1 towards a total of 6 showers and changing facilities.
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Tue, 01/08/2013 - 16:57

You need changing facilities to comply with the credit, but the number of those facilities is not so important, and shouldn't be summed with the number of showers, as they are usually shared locker rooms or the equivalent. The number of showers is the number that matters.

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