Our project is a crisis center which provides drop-in services and short term residential services. The drop in portion is considered an institutional project. Occupants can live in the residential portion up to a maximum of 60 days. Is this considered a residential project for this credit? Does the building need covered bike storage or are secure bike racks sufficient?
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Megan Dougherty
Sustainability CoordinatorDougherty + Dougherty Architects
1 thumbs up
April 3, 2012 - 7:42 pm
Also, there are only 14 beds, so the residential portion is very small compared to the entire FTE.
Samantha Harrell
LEED Project Reviewer certificate holder115 thumbs up
April 4, 2012 - 1:46 pm
Hi Megan,
Covered bicycle storage must be provided for residential occupants. However, the residential occupants may be exempted in this case if your submittal includes a short narrative indicating the number of occupants who have been excluded from the bicycle storage calculations and an explanation of why this type of visitor cannot reasonably be expected to arrive at this destination on or with a bicycle that would benefit from on site storage facilities. Also, refer to LEED Interpretation 5019, which states that "longer-term" occupants must be included under the residential requirement of covered bicycle parking for 15% of occupants, as these occupants reside in the building and bicycle use may be offsetting car, bus or other transit trips. Based on this interpretation, your project may be required to provide the covered storage.