I am working on a LEED-NC project that is primarily an outpatient facility but has some future shell spaces for Retail and some for future expansion of the outpatient facilities. I can use Appendix 1 from LEED-CS for the retail shell spaces default FTE but there is nothing listed for future healthcare outpatient default FTE counts.
The area that is being finished as part of the LEED-NC scope has an actual FTE count, coming directly from the project owner. Would I just use that same ratio for the shell spaces? Since they are owned and managed by the project owner and will never be leased out to any third party, as per the Owner's letter of commitment.
Does anyone know of an LI for this issue?
Susan Walter
HDRLEEDuser Expert
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July 8, 2014 - 5:05 pm
I don't know about an LI on this issue but you should be able to make a good guess on it based on the surrounding spaces and the medical programming. Different outpatient medical services have different occupancy projections. A service that sees patients quickly (like primary care) will have higher occupancy than an outpatient infusion spaces which have longer service times. Radiology and any surgical service will be different from a more routine outpatient use. It varies radically and is harder to pin down. Can you tell us what those shell spaces are likely to become?
JASON BONE
SENIOR PROJECT DESIGNERGKKWORKS
June 12, 2015 - 2:33 pm
We have the same condition, we are working on a major renovation healthcare project for a four story building which is fully owned by the owner. The major renovation is only happening on the first and second floors and it might be a couple of years before the third and fourth floors go under renovation, so they would be considered shell space and we do not know what their function would be later. Can we still certify this as a LEED-NC project or do we have to go with LEED-CS?
David Eldridge
Energy Efficiency NinjaGrumman/Butkus Associates
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August 7, 2015 - 5:36 pm
Jason, are the two upper floors currently occupied, and will they be occupied during the project? This would affect whether this is a shell space, or just existing space as-is.
You should be able to use NC as long as the renovated area is greater than the non-renovated area, and as long as the major renovation includes enough of the building systems among the envelope, structure, MEP systems, interior fit-out, and site.