We have a master plan campus project for which we are trying to acheive several credits which, once achieved, can then be easily shared and applied for in the 3 individual projects which will eventually be on the site.
So far only 1 of the 3 buildings is ready for LEED documentaiton and it has 260 FTE. However we have estimated that the total project wil have 960 FTE when completed.
What is the best way to comply with the 5% or more of all building users rule with regards to bicycle storage for Pilot Credit 13?
I presume that we should comply with the estimated 960 FTE figure, but if there are no confirmed building plans yet for the the other 2 future buildings it's quite difficult to show the storage location on a plan, presuming we can't fit it all on the site for the first building.
Any suggestions welcome! Thanks
Chris Marshall
Manager, LEED Technical DevelopmentU.S. Green Building Council
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February 6, 2012 - 9:41 am
To comply with the credit, you'll have to calculate the needed bicycle storage based on the first building's expected occupancy (the number of all building users measured at peak period, presumably more than FTE). You'll notice that the credit actually prohibits double-counting of storage between the project pursuing the credit and other buildings. While - for efficiency's sake - you can consolidate the bicycle storage location, be careful to ensure that that consolidated storage has enough spaces for all buildings that share the area. I hope this helps.