Complex Daily Occupancy - Daily Average Transients

Joe Malone

Mull & Weithman Architects

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August 21, 2018

We have a project with a complex occupancy. The facility is secure and staffed 24/7 by two groups, each group having 3 8-hour shifts. The majority (95%) of the workers spend about 1.5 hours in the facility and the remaining offsite. There is a training room that is capped at 20 public users. The training room will be accessed approximately once a week for a couple of ours at a time.

We have the FTE number and we have our peak transients at 20. How should we calculated the Daily Average Transients? Is it simply the 20 users per week divided by 7 i.e 20/7 = 2.85 / day?

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Summer Minchew

Managing Partner

Ecoimpact Consulting

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Tue, 08/21/2018 - 17:10

Your daily average transients should reflect the number of expected transients/visitors expected on an average day. You have one peak event where you have 20 users but will there be any visitors on an average day? You should write a narrative to explain and support your numbers to GBCI.

Joe Malone

Mull & Weithman Architects

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Wed, 08/22/2018 - 12:42

Thanks. We anticipate 2 walk-in users per day so I'll use that as my daily average and provide a narrative. So, should my peak transients only include the 2 or the 20+2? The form says peak transients equals the number of transients at a regularly occurring moment. If the max group of 20 is at irregular or infrequent times should it be part of peak transients?

David Eldridge

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Grumman/Butkus Associates

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Wed, 08/22/2018 - 21:14

One of the purposes of the FTE calculations is to serve as the basis for fixture flow and flush usage. Will the staff be off-site most of the day, but return to use the restroom facilities? Or will they use other facilities the remainder of the day?