I have come CLOSE to seeing what I need, but not exactly. Our Prelim Review Report did not pass our submittal citing "we showed the 25' boundries",,,,but NOT the area where smoking IS allowed. (Frustrating) I proposed a GAZEBO outside the limits since I couldn't get the college to sign off on a smoke free campus. Is a COVERED area required for the prereq to pass? Or is an outdoor, uncovered, +25' distance awat from the doors, windows and intakes suffice. The college wants to pass on the GAZEBO too.

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Sara Heppe

Architect

PF&A Design

LEEDuser Basic Member

11 thumbs up

Fri, 06/08/2012 - 12:12

The smoking area does not need to be covered to meet the requirements of LEED. I have already done plenty of projects that just met the baseline criteria above and the area designated was just an enlarged piece of the sidewalk without a canopy. Or in some cases a concrete pad located far enough away from the building. Some owners have certain requirements for their smoking areas like trash receptacles, benches, and sometimes a covered area. You will have to check with them to see if they want to include a roof structure as part of the smoking area design.

Maura Adams

Environmental Stewardship Manager

LEEDuser Basic Member

114 thumbs up

Wed, 08/29/2012 - 18:27

Smoking is allowed only in vehicles in the parking lot, which is further than 25' from the building but within the LEED boundary. That's not exactly "designated area" but we are not going to designate a physical area, nor do we want to erect signage pertaining to smoking in vehicles. Can someone comment on how the review team might react to this or what alternatives we should consider?

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