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| Col1 | Gross square feet per occupant | Col3 | Gross square meters per occupant | Col5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | Visitors | Regular | Visitors | |
| Educational, K–12 | 1,300 | 140 | 121 | 13 |
| Educational, postsecondary | 2,100 | 150 | 195 | 14 |
NOTE: For residential (i.e., apartment or condo), use the number of bedrooms in the dwelling unit plus one, multiplied by the number of such dwelling units.
NOTE: For a hotel or motel, use 1.5 occupants per guest room multiplied by the total number of guest rooms. Then multiply the resulting total by 60%.
AVERAGE VS. PEAK OCCUPANCY
In prerequisite/credit calculations, occupancy may be calculated in different ways:
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Regular building occupants . The value representative of all the regular building occupants for a typical 24-hour day of operation. If numbers vary seasonally, use occupancy numbers that are a representative daily average over the entire operating season of the building.
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Peak total . The value representative of the highest number of occupants expected in the project at one time (ex. shift overlap, events). Sometimes this value may be generated by the building code for fire-safety, but a lower number can be used if justified.
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Visitors
o Daily average visitors. For existing buildings, the total number of visitors within a year
divided by the number of days the building is open to visitors
o Typical peak visitors. For existing buildings, the average number of visitors for
facilities that host regular or intermittent events that may not occur daily, such as sports stadiums, convention centers, event venues, or similar facilities where hosting visitors is a common function If using default occupancy counts from Table 1, these must be used as the peak occupancy values.
Peak outpatients are the highest number of outpatients at a given point in a typical 24-hour period.
MINIMUM OCCUPANCY
Minimum occupancy is a requirement for LEED v5 O+M: Existing Buildings and is addressed under EAp3: Minimum Energy Performance . No other credits specify a minimum occupancy threshold.
U.S. Green Building Council LEED v5 Reference Guide for Operations and Maintenance, April 2025 Launch Edition 9