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EBOM-2009 SSc4:Alternative Commuting Transportation

Survey and different Response Time

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Mario Kranzl
Dipl.-Ing.
DR. PFEILER GmbH
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A survey have been conducted at the conclusion of 5 consecutive workdays, holidays not included, as required by credit. 1038 Occupants were asked to respond the survey for a prescribed calendar week 37 and we got an answer by 764 Occupants (274 Occupants didn't respond). The results were submitted for Preliminary Review in LEEDonline. After submittal we received ongoing responses by Occupants, which didn't respond before Preliminary Review submittal, confirming, that the responses concerns the prescribed calendar week 37. We would like to add these responses to survey result for Final Review submittal, because we obtain a better result (more points). Is this permitted? Do we break the credit requirements?

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Dan Ackerstein
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Ackerstein Sustainability, LLC
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Tue, 05/15/2012 - 16:21

I suspect the reviewer will be reluctant to accept the additional responses Wolfgang. The EBOM survey methodology is designed to ensure that respondents are answering questions about a discrete period of time that is fresh in their memory (that is, the week preceding the survey). The more time elapses between the time period in question and the survey completion, the less reliable responses become. That being said, I don't see any harm in explaining what happened to the reviewer and seeing what they say. Dan

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