Hi, we have a hospital project going for LEED v3 NC certification. Most parts of the hospital have rooms for clinical short time visits by patient. However, other parts of the hospital are designed with inpatient rooms for patient that need to stay for some days. Should the FTE calculation only be based on the number of staff? The credits that will be affected in our projects are mainly SS and WE credits. Could it be a variation between the different patient groups? Some of the patients calculated as FTE and some as visitors. Thanks in advance
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Susan Walter
HDRLEEDuser Expert
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December 20, 2010 - 11:29 am
Veronika,
For our hospital projects we do not include the inpatients in with the FTEs. Instead, we make use the the 'Other' columns for inpatients. The outpatients are considered visitors and are included there. For inpatients, we calculate the total daily use and not view it from a 8 hour work shift. This means that we account for total staff over 24 hours which can look a little strange at first. I believe that you can calculate the numbers based on an ALOS but we choose not to do that. The projects we have are hitting capacity and have a high ALOS compared to the industry. Since the after construction rate will obviously change, we choose to calculate based on 'worst' case.
Susan
Wilmot/Sanz
Veronika Sundberg
Environmental Engineer - CertificationSkanska Sverige AB
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December 21, 2010 - 2:25 am
Thanks a lot for your quick reply, but I do still have some problems regarding register the FTE. I do not have a ‘Other’ column in the Project Information Form 3 - Occupant and Usage data.
I can only type in my FTE and then in another table, transients/visitors and retail (that I can use for outpatients). But the problem with inpatient is still not solved. Have you done some special registration or how come you have this ‘Other’ column.
Could you also please explain ALOS, that is new for me. Thanks, Veronika
Susan Walter
HDRLEEDuser Expert
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December 21, 2010 - 5:20 pm
Sorry Veronika, I had been working on a v2.2 project and in that form there is an 'other' category. In v3, you have 4 categories to identify occupants. FTEs are staff and is where we normally quantify the regular water use of all staff in the building, Visitors/Students where we account for visitors and outpatients, Retail, and Residents where we account for inpatients. You may choose to separate out your visitors from your outpatients but our clients don't report a big difference between outpatients and visitors so we group them together. The WE form allows you to call out fixture groups and this is where you can break out things like direct care givers handwashing patterns from regular bathroom useage. Or account for unique toileting needs. You could also lump all toilet fixture use together. What ever fits your project. Just be consistent and explain your rationale when you have the ability to do that. The form will make assumptions for you but you can change them. The 'calculate' button revises the percentage saved.
ALOS = Average Length of Stay and it measures how many inpatients a facility has on a daily basis. Your client should be able to give you this data.
Hope this helps.
Susan