I am working with a builidng that has a main entrance into the building with 10 feet of matting, however they have a first floor tenant that is a bank with its own independent entryway from the outdoors. Would the bank have to be in compliance with the 10 foot rule also, even if there are no entrances into the public areas of the building through the bank? Would the building be able to use an alternative approach if the entrance is controlled by the tenant and not the property management team?
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Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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July 1, 2010 - 9:54 pm
Chris, the credit requirements seem pretty clear here, that all public entryway points for the building are subject to the requirement.Is the bank involved in the EBOM project? Might be tough to do without their cooperation.
Wendy Gibson
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July 21, 2010 - 6:24 pm
This is a really good question. Some of our first floor tenants are not participating in LEED EBOM. They represent 10% of the square footage of the building that is exempt. As such, I would assume their entryways do not need 10 foot mats. Is that correct?
John Beeson
Green Mystic in Residence107 thumbs up
August 20, 2010 - 1:01 pm
Wendy, IEQc3.5 is not that cut and dry here regarding the 10% exception. This could be one of those credits that "require commitment and cooperation from tenants" especially since the requirement is for at all public entry points.
That being said, however, all credits do offer a 10% exception, but not all credits contain that option in the LEED Credit Form. The IEQc3.5 form states in the required signatory "at all
entryways in the project building, except those not in use over the performance period..."
So, if your circumstance is sticky (e.g., the first floor tenant has public entry way into the lobby of the main building from the tenant space) you should expect to either try out your strategy through a CIR or be prepared for clarifications during the review process. Or, if you would have concern about not being read clearly by the reviewer, an alternative compliance path could be selected where the project team would submit a floor plan which highlights all entryways and installed entryway
systems, and marks any entryways not in use over the performance period (the tenant excepted spaces included) or that serve only as emergency exits.