FTE calculation for conference rooms

Augusto Velazquez

aceava

LEEDuser Basic Member

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January 25, 2012

My project has five conference rooms that will not be used frequently. How should I go about calculating the amount of visitors for them, and how should peak visitors be estimated in this case?

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David Posada

Integrated Design & LEED Specialist

SERA Architects

LEEDuser Expert

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Thu, 02/02/2012 - 21:54

It's up to the project team to decide the most accurate way to determine FTE, program so there's no set rule. Usually the client provides an estimate of the total number of visitors for an office based on their planning or programming. You can make an educated guess and verify with the client if that sounds reasonable based on their needs and experience.

Lawrence Lile

Chief Engineer

Lile Engineering, LLC

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Mon, 07/23/2012 - 14:18

I have this situation, and relied on the management to give an estimate. They said that the conference room would be rented at 50% of capacity two days a week for 4 hours, so a 200 person conference room would be 200*50%*4*2/40 or 20 FTE. Peak calculatuions are simply the seating capacity of the room, because eventually there will be a standing-room-only crowd.