I am working on a datacentre that does not include any occupied areas and will have no regular staff on site - security and network support will be provided from an adjoining site. I can't see any mention of this in LEED v4 but in LEED v2009 there is an MPR that says that if there is less than 1 FTE none of the IEQ credits will be awarded any points - which is obviously a big disadvantage. Does anyone know if this is still applicable in v4?
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Phillip Cook
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May 6, 2014 - 4:45 am
Does anyone have any comments on this?
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
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May 6, 2014 - 10:36 am
There is no mention of this in v4. I believe the restriction has been removed.
Phillip Cook
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May 14, 2014 - 7:42 pm
Just for future reference, I have confirmed with USGBC that the requirement to have 1 FTE has been removed. Instead, the spaces are just classified as either regularly or nonregularly occupied based on the following for the EQ credits:
"Occupied spaces are further classified as regularly occupied or nonregularly occupied, based on the duration of the occupancy. Regularly occupied spaces are enclosed areas where people normally spend time, defined as more than one hour of continuous occupancy per person per day, on average; the occupants may be seated or standing as they work, study, or perform other activities. For spaces that are not used daily, the classification should be based on the time a typical occupant spends in the space when it is in use. For example, a computer workstation may be largely vacant throughout the month, but when it is occupied, a worker spends one to five hours there. It would then be considered regularly occupied because that length of time is sufficient to affect the person’s well-being, and he or she would have an expectation of thermal comfort and control over the environment."
Thanks to Eric Anderson at USGBC for helping me with this.