LEED EBOM ed 2009, page 366, 1st paragraph, "if total SF of all dense space is less than 5% of total occupied SF for the project building, the requirement......."
what is the definition of occupied space? does elevator , restroom, lobby, storage room, etc, consider occupied space which has outdoor air flow served to these area?
Dan Ackerstein
PrincipalAckerstein Sustainability, LLC
LEEDuser Expert
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January 21, 2011 - 3:44 pm
Jason - I'd love to hear others input on this, but the Reference Guide doesn't seem to define either 'occupied square footage' or the related term 'REGULARLY occupied square footage.' I would assume that the former is effectively the actual interior space of the building (excluding walls, partitions, structural elements, etc...) while the latter further excludes portions of the occupied SF which are not actually occupied by people most of the time - I would exclude the elevator, storage rooms, mechanical rooms etc... and then waffle about what to do with bathrooms and lobbies. Any other ideas out there?