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EBOM-2009 SSc4:Alternative Commuting Transportation

survey - regular building occupants or FTE?

Lothar Lustich

Dipl.-Ing.

LEEDuser Basic Member

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January 21, 2013

We need a hint for using the correct occupants. For Example: 10 FTE occupants are generated out of 20 regular building occupants (4h/day). Shell we take the FTE occupants or the number of regular building occupants for the survey results calculator?

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Dan Ackerstein

Principal

Ackerstein Sustainability, LLC

LEEDuser Expert

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Wed, 01/30/2013 - 00:49

Because the intent of the credit focuses on transportation emissions, its essential that you survey everyone who commutes to/from the building, whether that commute results in a 4 hour stay, an 8 hour stay, or something in-between. So regular building occupants is likely to be the better number. Hope that helps, Dan

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