Space Usage - Occupant Type

Akshat Patel

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October 26, 2015

I'm having trouble deciding what to mark for the first item in the form: Occupant Type. My project is a hotel new construction. I was thinking of checking the box for "Other:" and writing in "Hotel". I was also considering checking boxes for 'mixed occupancy' and/or 'residential'. Could anyone advise me on this matter?

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Deborah Lucking

Director of Sustainability

Fentress Architects

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Mon, 10/26/2015 - 19:16

Akshat, it should be "lodging" - there are a couple of options for lodging; select the one most appropriate for your hotel project. If you are completing the Table PIf3-1, make sure the project is broken up into the different space usages - e.g., lodging (for the guestrooms), public assembly for the convention spaces, offices, etc. Good luck!

Akshat Patel

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Tue, 10/27/2015 - 17:23

Thank you Deborah, I appreciate your tips. Just to be clear, the question I was having some confusion with is the first item in PI Form 3. I'm presented with options for Occupent type (select all that apply): US Federal Agency, Individual, Local Government, State Government, Mixed Occupancy, Residential, Non-profit Organization, Profit Organization, and Other. What you're saying is that I should only check the box for "Other" and fill the box with the term "Lodging". Do I have that right? Then for the next field 'Principal project building activity', I should select "Lodging: Hotel/Motel/Resort, Select Service".

Deborah Lucking

Director of Sustainability

Fentress Architects

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Tue, 10/27/2015 - 17:27

Akshat - Confusion - I thought you were referring to lower down the form. The first item should be "profit organization" - the hotel is a business correct?

Akshat Patel

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Wed, 10/28/2015 - 14:50

Got it, thank you Deborah.