this dance studio has windows that provide a "connection between indoor spaces and outdoors" with views to the sky. At the dance floor and the first tier of seating, the window height is above dancer head height, (the other tiers of spectators have views at 42"). Since all users of the space have views to the outdoors, can we utilize the exeption for an alternative view height for area with non-typical function?
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Carlie Bullock-Jones
PrincipalEcoworks Studio
LEEDuser Expert
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April 14, 2011 - 8:32 am
Hi Norma,
From your description above it appears that users at floor level (dancers and those sitting at the first tier seating) will not actually have views to the exterior, since “views to the sky” do not contribute to credit achievement and the credit requires the calculations be taken from a seated position. It depends on how high up the “views to the sky” are that you describe – the credit requires views (vision glazing) to be between 2’-6” and 7’-6”, so anything above 7’-6” cannot be considered a view. However, based on your window height description it seems that achieving IEQc8.1 Daylight might be feasible.