My project is on a corporate campus. The corporation is a big proponent of employee health and fitness. Other buildings on the campus have exercise facilities accessible to building FTE occupants, thus none were provided in the particular project pursuing LEED Certification. The LEED project does have shower and locker facilities. If I can show where the exercise facilities are located and that the quantities are sufficient for the LEED project, can this project still earn the credit? Or do the facilities have to be within the LEED project? It seems consistent with other LEED credits that being in a nearby building would be acceptable, but it is not explicitly stated.
Thank you.
Jennifer Atherton
4 thumbs up
August 10, 2016 - 2:57 pm
I have the same question. My LEED project is located on a campus but there is no exercise room within the building or within the LEED site boundary. The exercise facility is located immediately adjacent to the LEED project and can accommodate at least 5% of the campus population. A short walk between buildings would seem to meet the intent to improve the health of building users through physical activity.
Kath Williams
LEED Fellow 2011, PrincipalKath Williams + Associates
140 thumbs up
August 11, 2016 - 10:42 am
We attempted this twice in university projects. The issue became that students and staff had to purchase sports memberships to be able to use the shower and changing room. Therefore, it was not "open" to building occupants who simply rode their bikes or ran to work. The credit was denied.
Sara Goenner Curlee
Architect and Performance Design Key ManagerBWBR
60 thumbs up
November 21, 2016 - 5:05 pm
An update on my question. I did submit the project with the nearby, but not within the building, exercise facilities. It was accepted by the LEED reviewers.