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EBOM-2009 SSc4:Alternative Commuting Transportation

Regular building occupants at research institution

I am working on a project at a research university. We are seeking to obtain certification for a building on campus that consists of research, classroom, and office spaces. I had a question regarding the graduate students that work in this building. They are assigned a lab space within the building and work on their research on a daily basis. Would they, therefore, be considered regular building occupants?

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Trista Brown
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Fri, 06/21/2013 - 22:01

Hi Eddie, This is one of those issues that continues to be a bit unclear (check out the FAQ above that covers university buildings). Since you mention that the graduate students have assigned workspaces and travel to the building on a daily basis, I would go ahead and consider them regular occupants and include them in the survey. If the reviewer takes issue with this, its always easier to remove them from the survey results than to go out and conduct a new survey. Thanks!

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