shift work

Martin Mechtenberg

LEEDuser Basic Member

6 thumbs up

November 21, 2009

Post a reply

Tristan Roberts

Representative

Vermont House of Representatives

LEEDuser Expert

7780 thumbs up

Mon, 11/23/2009 - 02:54

Martin, I would have to double-check if this applies to NC 2.2 (it probably does), but in LEED 2009 there are two factors that apply to this credit, a) # of building users at peak periods, and b) FTE. You're supposed to use FTE to determine the number of showers provided — so use the largest volume shift for that. For the bike racks, the measurement of users at peak periods would probably need to factor in a higher volume of users at shift overlaps. This number is quite likely higher than FTE.

Rick Ferrara

AIA, LEED BD+C

Gensler

LEEDuser Basic Member

80 thumbs up

Wed, 06/02/2010 - 02:36

I have never seen any requirement that the shift change would need to be factored in, as this could double the storage capacity required. I agree with Tristan about how the FTE is likely applied.

Mark Meaders

Sustainable Principal

HDR, Inc.

LEEDuser Expert

72 thumbs up

Mon, 09/12/2011 - 15:09

I actually received a Review comment on a v2.2 project regarding shift changes. The Reviewer stated that bike racks also need to provide space for the shift coming on while the other shifts are still working. So, the 2 shifts that work back-to-back need to be combined and use that number. I used a different methodology of using the largest shift, plus 1/2 of the oncoming shift. The Reviewer said that approach wasn't acceptable.