Hi,
We a have a project where we are planning to locate the long term bike parking in the parking garage structure adjacent, within the 100ft distance requirement from the rear functional entrance. We would also like to locate the showers in the same location as there is no space inside the building. The parking garage is not within the LEED boundary but borders our site and is accessed across a 28ft wide walkway which runs between our building and the parking structure.
The only language for shower requirements I can find is they have to be “on-site” or “if space for shower and changing facilities is limited, free access to on-site shower facilities or health club shower facilities within the LEED project boundary may be provided to all occupants in lieu of in-house facilities. health club or shower facilities must be accessible to occupants without their having to go outdoors and available during the project’s hours of operation.”
Given the shower facilities will be within 100ft of the building do you think they will be acceptable, even though the occupants would have to go outside?
Thanks!
Paula Melton
Editorial DirectorBuildingGreen, Inc.
LEEDuser Moderator
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January 26, 2018 - 9:34 am
Tilly, it sounds like you would not be meeting the requirements here since people have to go outside and the showers would not be within the LEED Boundary.
James Keohane
Sustainability and Commissioning ConsultantSustainable Engineering Concepts, LLC
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July 1, 2018 - 1:40 pm
Piggybacking onto this topic......
Does Addenda change(page 105, 1/5/15) wherein replacement of bullet point four in reference guide would obviate the need for shower facilities to be within LEED Project Boundary and accessible without going outside. If true this would allow for showers in and an adjacent existing building???
Text from Addenda is as follows:
"Shower facilities should be available to all project occupants without cost during the project's hours of operation"