I have a fit out project which is occupying a new core and shell building. The scope of the core and shell includes wash room fitout on each floor and shower facilities in the basement for use by the whole building.
The tenant will be occupying the whole building and will be adding a gym, catering/ restaurant and kitchettes as part of the Fit Out works - this therefore includes adding a few WCs, Urinals and Wash Hand Basins, extra showers and faucets in the kitchettes and pre rinse spray valves in the kitchen areas.
To document WEp1 - should i calculate how many people might use the Fit Out WCs and Urinals and showers - based on the likely occupancy of those areas ? Otherwise my occupancy figure will be the same for WEp1 and WEc1 as they are occupying the whole building.
For the gym occupancy i could base this off the company's existing use and pro rata based on floor area. would this work if i provide a narrative to explain how the figures have been derived?
many thanks
Carlie Bullock-Jones
PrincipalEcoworks Studio
LEEDuser Expert
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March 22, 2013 - 10:00 am
Hi Vivien,
Note that if the LEED-CI project has replaced any existing fixtures within the base building restrooms then the project has expanded the LEED-CI scope of work in regards to the prerequisite and all fixtures within those restrooms (both new and existing) must be included in the calculations of the prerequisite as the restroom is now viewed to be included within the LEED-CI project scope of work.
Since the tenant is occupying the whole building, I assume that the project occupants have similar usage patterns and utilize the same fixtures; therefore, one fixture usage group may be used to represent the entire building occupancy. The form will automatically calculate the daily usage rates for each fixture based on the percent male/female as entered in the Fixture Group when the group is assigned to each fixture.
Your approach to calculating the gym fixture use seems reasonable and I would definitely include a narrative describing your rationale. In this case, you will need to create additional usage groups for the “gym occupants” and “restaurant occupants.”