We're working on a project in a building in which the client is already occupying several floors. They have bike storage on the ground floor dedicated solely to employees of the company (but not the rest of the building). We do not have shower facilities designed in the new space, however, the client has several showers on other floors available to all employees.
I've done the bike storage/ shower facilities for the client's total FTE (all employees within the building) and have found we do not have enough of either. Rather than adding additional bike storage and shower facilities, am I able to simply use the new space's FTE and assign the existing bike storage/ showers (on other floors) to this project, knowing that we cannot double-dip for future projects?
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
11474 thumbs up
October 29, 2010 - 6:01 pm
You didn't ask this question, but have you considered whether you can pursue LEED-CI for just one floor, and not other floors used by the same client? If you haven't already, check the stipulation of MPR#2 in the MPR supplemental guidance doc.To answer your question: yes, you can take this approach if the space meets the other requirements for access (distance, etc.) However, I think the MPR issue is very relevant here, and with good reason.
Susan M. Kaplan
Director of Specifications and SustainabilityHLW International
70 thumbs up
November 1, 2010 - 10:27 am
Yes, the project is LEED-CI. The client is expanding into an additional floor in the building. The client's other already-occupied floors are not being renovated.
You make a good point. It seems our only option to achieve this credit is to apply only the project's FTE to the existing bike storage and showers (not the client's total FTE within the building) or else we begin to toe the line in not complying with MPR#2.
We will also need to keep in mind for future projects in the building for the client, we cannot take these same measures, but will need to provide additional bike storage and showers project-by-project.