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CI-2009 SSc3.2: Alternative Transportation—Bicycle Storage and Changing Rooms
I'm working on a LEED CI project. Our client is a one of four tenants in the building. There are existing bike racks in the common space and a shower in the tenant space.
My question is, is the number of showers and racks based on the building occupant count OR the tenant occupant count?
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Does LEED have any requirements on spacing or the type of bike racks used? What about security?
Are there specific requirements for the changing rooms, such as size?
Do bike racks have to be within the LEED project boundary?
Is a general storage room that is accessible to residents acceptable for covered bike storage?
Do I round up or down? What if the calculations show that I need 0.5 showers?
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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December 17, 2009 - 11:29 am
According to the official credit language, this credit is strictly about tenant occupants, not building occupants.
Sounds like you might already qualify, but just check that the facilities are within 200 yards of the main building entrance.
Adolfo Silva
PrincipalEcovert Corporation
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December 17, 2009 - 12:05 pm
I've just done some investigative work and on page 96 of the LEED Canada CI v1.0, it states that "If the required bike rack capacity cannot be reserved for the specific tenant space, the quantity then must be based on the entire building population."
I assume a sign would be ok??
Thanks for the quick feedback, it is much appreciated!
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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December 17, 2009 - 12:08 pm
Yes, exactly – a sign would be appropriate to designate that bike racks in a common space are reserved for a particular tenant space. If you can do that, you shouldn't need to worry about the capacity relative to the whole building.
On the other hand, if the other spaces in the building are also going for LEED-CI, you can't all claim the same space -- so you would need to see if there is enough capacity based on the entire building.
You're welcome!