Just got my LEED review back, here is my dilemma, for a Convention Center we calculated FTE's with consideration to dark days, Set up days, Move-in/Move-out days, and Event Days taking into consideration Exhibitors in the building as well. We have a full time staff of 19, but when I do the occupancy figures my total FTE is 258. Of course this dose not compute when you look at trip reduction. Does anyone have suggestions for a better way to look at this worksheet. I have been very frustrated with it. Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.
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David Posada
Integrated Design & LEED SpecialistSERA Architects
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September 5, 2012 - 2:14 pm
Kay - In PIf3 are you selecting "non-standard occupancy patterns" which gives you the Complex Occupancy table or are you selecting "standard occupancy patterns" which gives you the Simple Occupancy table?
You might consider counting Exhibitors as Transients/ Visitors, and Attendees as either Transients/Visitors or as Retail customers. (For water calculations you'll probably need three different fixture groups: Convention Ctr Staff, Exhibitors, and Attendees.)
For trip reduction, the question is whether Exhibitors are counted as FTE staff who need to be surveyed for SSc4, or as Transients/ Visitors who don't. At the EBOM SSc4 page, note that hotel guests are considered visitors and typically not surveyed, so it sounds like exhibitors would be transients as well.
Depending on which version of the referece guide you have, the text on pages 29 - 30 addressing "Accounting for Diverse Modes and Populations" may have been revised by addenda:
http://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=19228
Does that address your issue?