Do the bike racks need to be covered? Definition of 'secure'?

Jay Murray

LEED Administrator

Commercial Construction Consulting

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May 3, 2017

This is a commercial project, LEED v4 CS. We have a requirement of 4 racks for visitors and 7 racks for FTE, we want to put a 12 space rack within 100 feet from the main entrance. 1) does it need to be covered? and 2) what does secure mean? I take that as when someone locks his/her bike to the rack meaning secure...or does it mean the entire rack needs to have some kind of fence or wall around it to secure all of the bikes even though they may be locked to the immovable rack. If there is a barrier needed, will the owner need to provide a key or FOB to all FTE's to get in?

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Marilyn Specht

Senior Principal | Director of Sustainability Integration

SmithGroup

LEEDuser Expert

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Fri, 06/16/2017 - 17:43

Hi Jay, great questions. Per the definitions in the Reference Guide, long term bike storage needs to be "covered to protect bicycles from rain and snow," but there is no stipulation for short term bike parking to be covered, only that it must be "non-enclosed bicycle parking typically used by visitors for a period of two hours or less." Regarding "secure," this is listed in regards to Case 2, Residential requirements, specifically, but more generally referred to as it relates to secure anchoring of the racks themselves. Hope this helps!

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