Clarification for Conference Room

Jeff, You are right that the building staff would need adequate lighting controls in their offices and internal meeting rooms. Exhibition spaces are not specifically addressed in the credit language, but I think they would need to be included. When you look at the IEQ space type matrix, it says that auditoriums, conference rooms, and exhibition halls should be included in the spaces that need to comply with this credit. They might be considered "regularly occupied" because they are frequently and primarily intended to be used as an auditorium, or meeting, conference, exhibit space. The question then is what kinds of controls are needed? That’s not entirely clear. It would be important for the organizer of an event to be able to adjust the lighting for each space to suit the activity and users. (You’ve probably attended a session on green building or IAQ in an event space with no windows or user controls...) The event organizer would want the ability to adjust the lighting levels in a space before the program begins, and ideally during the session as well. You might be able to document this with an electrical narrative that describes how lighting can be controlled in individual spaces once they have been set up for events. (Some DALI controls assign IP addresses to individual fixtures on a networked lighting system and thus don’t have to have all lighting scenarios hardwired in place.) This sounds like a question you could submit to GBCI technical support that tristan describes over at: http://www.leeduser.com/blogs/gbci-invites-direct-inquiries-do-your-homework-first the more specifics you can include about your lighting controls, the better!