FTE for multi purpose building

For calculating the FTE of hotels, see the comments below from August 8, 2011 and see interpretation # 1567 in the LEED Interpretations database. These describe how many hotels can exclude the guests from the count of transients using bikes if the location is one where guests are not expected to arrive by bike Some hotels might expect bike travelers as guests, such as on a popular bike tour route. Many hotels will also make bikes available to guests for local use once they have arrived, so consider that possibility. If the hotel has a restaurant or other facilities open to the public, there could possibly be visitors arriving by bike from other hotels or the local area. If so, you could calculate the number of transient visitors for retail or restaurant using the default numbers found in the BD&C Reference Guide Appendix 1: assume 1 transient for every 130 sf of retail, and 1 transient for every 95 sf of restaurant. Yes, for hotel staff you will need bike racks for 5% of the peak number of staff (the busiest shift). Then use 0.05 * 230 to calculate the # of showers for hotel staff. For the residences you are also correct to use 15% of the residential occupancy to calculate the number of bike racks for them - these will need to be covered. If the residences are all one bedroom units, you would assume 2 people per unit, but for two- bedroom units assume 3 people, three-bedroom units assume 4, etc. See BD&C Reference Guide page 53 for this explanation. Hope that helps!