What is the Full Time Equivalent (FTE) occupancy of the project?

A project has 16 employees working for four hours per day, 20 employees working six hours per day, and 10 employees working eight hours per day.

What is the Full Time Equivalent (FTE) occupancy of the project?
A . 28
B . 33
C . 33
D . 46

Answer: B

Explanation:

The Full Time Equivalent (FTE) occupancy of a project is a measure of how many people occupy a building or space on a regular basis. The FTE occupancy is calculated by dividing the total number of hours worked by all occupants in a week by the standard weekly hours for one FTE occupant. The standard weekly hours for one FTE occupant is typically 40 hours per week1.

For this project, the FTE occupancy is calculated as follows:

16 employees x 4 hours/day x 5 days/week = 320 hours/week 20 employees x 6 hours/day x 5 days/week = 600 hours/week 10 employees x 8 hours/day x 5 days/week = 400 hours/week Total hours/week = 1320 hours/week FTE occupancy = 1320 hours/week / 40 hours/week = 33 Therefore, the FTE occupancy of the project is 33.

Reference: LEED v4 Green Associate Candidate Handbook1, LEED v4 BD+C Reference Guide