We are currently working on a LEED-CI project, in which there is no cycle storage planned / available within the project area, however, there is ample cycle racks near to the site. When I mean ample, I mean thousands of spaces as the project is located next to a train station in a very bike-friendly European city. Does anyone have any experience whether we could get credit for Bicycle Storage and Changing Facilities if nearby “communal” bicycle racks were utilised for the employees?
The project owner does not want to spend additional money on installing cycle racks within their own space, as there is more than enough available within 200 yards of the site, but we’re not sure whether/how we could demonstrate compliance with the credit, so any ideas/experience would be welcome.
David Posada
Integrated Design & LEED SpecialistSERA Architects
LEEDuser Expert
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January 2, 2013 - 8:10 pm
It may be hard to prove there are enough bike racks at the train station to serve your building *and* the surrounding buildings and transit users. We had five LEED projects on a multi-block redevelopment project that shared bike racks and showers in a central garage. We only earned this credit for a few of the projects instead of all 5, since there were not enough showers for 0.5% of the total FTE for all the projects combined.
In your situation,you might be asked to calculate the FTE for all buildings within 200 yards of the shared racks, not just your own building. There may also be people biking from farther away and parking at the trai station to ride transit, so these users may need to be included, too.