Rating System

LEED BD+C: New Construction, LEED BD+C: Schools, LEED ID+C: Commercial Interiors, LEED BD+C: Core and Shell, LEED O+M: Existing Buildings

Rating System Version

v2 - LEED 2.2, v2 - Schools 2007, v2 - LEED 2.0, v2 - LEED 2.0, v3 - LEED 2008

Inquiry

The purpose of this CIR is to obtain confirmation of what the FTE occupancy of the project will be, relative to this credit and others that are related to the occupants of the building. The project consists of a 120,000 SF existing building, which is part of and connected to other buildings in a corporate campus. The building was recently used for offices, which is the predominate use of the campus. The building is being converted to a large data center. The majority of the space will be occupied by the data center, support mechanical and electrical rooms, and perimeter corridors which are used by numerous persons as circulation between the various campus buildings. Personnel working in the data center have their permanent offices/workstations in other campus buildings. There are two offices provided-for the loading dock supervisor and the mechanical plant engineer. In addition there is a break area and toilet rooms. We request confirmation that the FTE occupancy of the project is two occupants, and that this is enough to permit us to achieve the various Indoor Environmental Quality and other credits that depend on there being building occupants, assuming the other credit requirements are met. In other words, that there is no minimum number of occupants for a LEED certified project.