The IEQ Space Type Matrix says work rooms in libraries are multi-occupant spaces. What is the definition of a work room?
A meeting room with a big table?
I have a couple projects that have work rooms that look like open offices. I think I will just have to count them as open offices because it will prevent me from getting a review comment about misidentifying the work room as a multi-occupant space when it looks more like an open office...
Jon Clifford
LEED-AP BD+CGREENSQUARE
LEEDuser Expert
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December 2, 2015 - 11:44 pm
If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it must be a duck.
I think your instincts are right. Even though the rooms are labeled “Workrooms” on the plans, if they are furnished like open offices with desks or workstations that suggest that occupants will “perform distinct tasks from one another,” the rooms are "individual occupant spaces" that match the IEQ Matrix “Open Office” designation.
By contrast, since the IEQ Matrix identifies Library & Museum Workrooms as “multi-occupant spaces,” one would expect them to be furnished to allow occupants to congregate and “pursue overlapping or collaborative tasks.” This suggests open worktables or counters with supplies and equipment to support the anticipated types of tasks. In a library, these might include printing, sorting, labeling, packing, binding, book repair, etc.
Kathryn West
LEED AP BD+C, O+M, Green Globes ProfessionalJLL
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December 3, 2015 - 10:16 am
Excellent. Thanks, Jon-- I always appreciate your insight!