Our project has bike racks and showers in an adjacent facility. We got the following comment back on our design review:
'Provide supplemental calculations which confirm that sufficient shower facilities have been provided to serve all FTE occupants with access to the amenities, including individuals who are not part of this LEED-NC project.'
Do we have to have enough showers such that IF every building on this site were pursuing LEED certification (the showers are in a health club on a campus), every building would have enough showers? To our way of thinking, we only need to provide enough showers for the health club's current members (that to us is 'sufficient shower facilities') plus the additional FTE on our NC project, for whom we would provide memberships. Please help!
Samantha Harrell
LEED Project Reviewer certificate holder115 thumbs up
April 10, 2012 - 9:59 am
Hi Sara,
Since the showers are in a health club, obviously people other than your LEED project occupants will use them. Therefore, it must be demonstrated that those other people will not compromise your project occupants' ability to use the showers when needed. Since membership is required for the health club, your assumption is correct. Demonstrate that the health club has a sufficient number of showers to serve 0.5% of the health club's current members, including your project's FTE.