Our project is a dining hall, and so have dining chairs and tables, along with some occasiional furniture. Since we have no "systems" furniture, can we use the furniture we do have to qualify, or are we ineligible?
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Roxanne Button
Architect & Sustainable Design Consultant, AIA, MRAIC, LEED APDesign Synergies Architecture
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December 15, 2014 - 8:47 am
Hi Erica - I think this could be considered under the "freestanding groupings of furniture designed to work together" option, even though it is not (technically) "systems" furniture. But to me, that seems like a stretch. There doesn't appear to be consistency with respect to what qualifies under the definition. I have a conference room which isn't systems either, but it might be considered under the "groupings" definition so I'm not sure if it counts or not. In my CI projects, I tried to select compliant furniture no matter where it was, just in case it was questioned.
Perhaps someone else has specific experience with this on a LEED dining hall project and can provide more accurate info.
Kristopher Croghan
Workplace Sector LeaderLS3P
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November 29, 2016 - 11:12 am
I currently have a similar situation where there is a large cafeteria which is included in the LEED boundary of a CI project.
Michael Smithing
Director - Green Building AdvisoryColliers International Ltd.
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November 29, 2016 - 7:45 pm
I've never tried to extend the reach of this credit beyond traditional systems furniture, but we regularly exclude cafeteria (and conference room) furniture from the scope of the credit.
If you have listed non-systems furniture in the MR credits you should provide clarification in the systems furniture credit regarding what is NOT systems furniture, otherwise the review team will likely flag it during review.