Pilot-Credits EQpc97: ETS Control for Projects in Japan

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Requirements

Projects in Japan
Meet the following criteria to be eligible to use this pilot ACP:

• Project must be located in a jurisdiction where smoking is banned outdoors, except in designated areas.
• The exterior smoking ban around the project must be enforced.
• All entrances to the project building must be more than 50 meters or 3 minute walk from a designated exterior smoking area.
• Project must be located on a site whose surrounding existing density within a 400-meter radius of the project boundary is equal to or greater than 8,035 m²/ha.
OR
• The project is located in a jurisdiction where the provision of a smoking room is either mandated by ordinance, encouraged by government subsidy/incentive or is a non-regulatory requirement.

and Project must earn at least one point in one of the following LEED v4 credits:

• EQ credit Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies
• EQ credit Low-Emitting Materials
• EQ credit Indoor Air Quality Assessment

Airport Projects with Security Restrictions
Meet the following criteria to be eligible to use this pilot ACP:

• The project is located in a jurisdiction where the provision of a smoking room is either mandated by ordinance or is a non-regulatory requirement.
• Prohibit smoking outside the building except in designated smoking areas located at least 25 feet (7.5 meters) (or the maximum extent allowable by local codes) from all entries, outdoor air intakes, and operable windows.
• The project has reviewed industry best practices for non-smoking airports and secure areas and designs of outdoor smoking areas in secure spaces and determined these options infeasible.
• The above eligibility requirements must be pre-approved by GBCI before pursuing this pilot ACP.

And project must earn at least one point in one of the following LEED v4 or LEED v4.1 credits:

• EQ credit Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies
• EQ credit Indoor Air Quality Assessment

and
ALL PROJECTS:

• Develop and implement an indoor air quality (IAQ) management program based on the EPA Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM).
• Include the IAQ management program in the project’s facilities requirements and operations and maintenance plan.
• Conduct an I-BEAM audit on a regular basis and revise the IAQ management program as appropriate.

Projects that meet all the above criteria are permitted to provide designated smoking rooms design to contain, capture and remove ETS from the building. The designated smoking room must:

• Meet the requirements of LEED NC 2009 IEQ prerequisite Environmental Tobacco Smoking (ETS) Control, Option 2 Case 1 Non-Residential Projects
• Maintain a constant 0.2 m/sec air flow across the door into the smoking room when the door is open OR have a vestibule/airlock door/sliding door to prevent the smoke transfer to non-smoking areas
• Be constructed of materials and furnishing with low absorptive and non-porous characteristics
• Have pressure sensors with fault detection alarms in the smoking room.
• Building operating procedures must require the smoking room to be closed if system performance falls below the required levels of pressurization
• Building operating procedures must require performance verification test at least 4 times a year at three month intervals. Verification test must include pressurization testing for closed door condition, and if applicable, airflow testing for open door condition. If vestibule, airlock door, or sliding door is used, no air flow testing is needed
• Smoking cessation and health education signage must be displayed prominently throughout the smoking room
• Entertainment amenities within the smoking room are prohibited
• If the smoking room will be repurposed or renovated for any other use, all materials inside room must be exchanged with new material
• Building operating procedures must require smoking room to be closed when maintenance and cleaning activities are taking place.
• Employees charged with maintenance and cleaning of smoking room must be provided with P100 respirator masks, or equivalent

Documentation

Register for the pilot credit *Please note at this time this pilot ACP is only available to projects in Japan or Airport projects with Security Restrictions.

Documentation	All projects
Pilot Credit Survey	X
Map of nearby exterior smoking areas with walk distance noted	X
Copy of IAQ Management Plan including standard operating procedures for conducting the pressurization and air flow test	X
Copy of LEED 2009 IEQ prerequisite Environmental Tobacco Smoke Control form with designated smoking rooms section completed and additional uploads requested in the form	X
Test results confirming 0.2 m-sec air flow rate in open door condition, or cutsheet for vestibule/airlock door/sliding door	X
Finish schedule for smoking room showing non-porous materials were used	X
Photographs of the finished smoking room	X
Copy of cleaning plan with standard operating procedures for smoking rooms highlighted	X

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