Hello. We are doing a C&S certification for an office building.
Ground floor is commercial basically (therefore the restrooms are public)
Floors 1 to 7 are offices for lease that have on each floor their respective male and female restrooms (3 wcs 3 lav. sinks for female and 2 wcs 3 lav. sink and 1 urinal for male). This restrooms will only be used by the people working on that specific floor. Ej: People working on level 5 will have access to bathrooms in level 5
My question is if they are private or public?
I believe they would be private Since:
1. Only users working on the offices can access them
2. You cant access them from the street, you should get permission from somebody working in the offices or the administration.
Anyone knows? Thanks for your help.
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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June 8, 2011 - 9:52 am
Maria, I think these restrooms should be called "public." Even though they are not open to the general public, the "private" designation is reserved for something like a restroom in an executive suite where one individual will be using it. FYI -- this information is located at the top of page 88 in the LEED for Green Building: Operations and Maintenance Reference Guide (2009 Edition).
Susan Walter
HDRLEEDuser Expert
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June 8, 2011 - 3:56 pm
Maria, I concur with Tristan. The definition of private fixtures are those fixtures dedicated to the use for and by a single person. It sounds like you are describing core bathrooms and these are public because everyone on that floor may use the fixtures.