Dear LEEDusers.
Our project includes toilets for disabled persons and I am not sure how to include this in our calculations.
The toilets for disabled will be used only by disabled users and nobody else will be permitted to use them. Therefore, I will have to predict number of disabled in the building based on national statistics (percentage from the FTEs and visitors).
Has anyone tried this approach or is there a better way to do that? I am sure that this issue must be quite common.
Thank you in advance!
Regina Gul
Senior Project ManagerJLL
July 23, 2013 - 5:07 am
Hi,
Have you received any guidance with this? We have similar issue at our project.
Mike D
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September 3, 2013 - 11:24 am
We have tried this approach on a project where we determined the number of people who would use the toilets for diabled users as 2% of the total FTE. We have just submitted this and we are waiting to see if it will be accepted. Will keep you posted.
Melissa Merryweather
DirectorGreen Consult-Asia
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January 19, 2014 - 1:44 am
I am also interested to find out. MM K did you have a reply from LEED? Our project uses a completely different type of toilet and tap for disabled w.c.s than for the standard w.c.s and there doesn't seem to be any guidance elsewhere.
Saju Varghese
SUSTAINABILITY COORDINATORJALRW Eng. Group Inc.
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February 14, 2014 - 10:15 am
We have a similar case but for the lavatories. We have ADA lavs that are different from the rest. Has anybody found anything on the topic?
Carlie Bullock-Jones
PrincipalEcoworks Studio
LEEDuser Expert
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February 14, 2014 - 10:31 am
The WEp1 form assumes that 100% of male occupants will use restrooms that contain urinals; therefore, if a percentage of male occupants will not have access to or will be expected to use restrooms without urinals, then you will need to adjust the default Total Daily Uses in the form (uncheck the default box) for water closets and urinals accordingly. It is helpful to provide a narrative supporting your rationale regarding the percentage of male occupants that will not use urinals.
Regarding ADA lavatories with a different flow rate (gpm), I would define a separate Fixture Group in the form to represent the occupants expected to utilize these restrooms. Likewise, it is always helpful to provide a narrative supporting how you determined the number of occupants expected to use this fixture.
Hope helpful!