The v4.1 offers an option for enforcement, but doesn't give much guidance as to what will be accepted. Has anybody seen a review on this, or any further guidance on what qualifies as an "enforcment" plan?
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Trista Brown
Project DirectorWSP USA
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December 22, 2020 - 7:46 pm
Hi Joseph - I think enforcement could take a few different forms (and the lack of guidance hopefully provides some flexibility). A few things that come to mind are: having security or building staff regularly patrol the site, including rules and clear consequences in lease documents, and regular communication with tenants via email or other comms. Those are just a couple ideas - I'd be curious if anyone else has successfully submitted other ideas that have made it through GBCI review.
Dave Hubka
Practice Leader - SustainabilityEUA
LEEDuser Expert
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November 18, 2021 - 6:11 pm
I will be submitting the 'policy and enforcement' path in lieu of the no-smoking signage soon, and will post GBCI's comments to this forum once recieved.
What peaks my interest is the "....as well as smoke produced from the combustion of cannabis..." language inserted into the v4.1 requirement language. My project is in a local where cannibis is illegal per law. So i wonder if GBCI will make a building owner put 'cannibas langauge' into their no-smoking policy even though it is against the law.
Still learning on a prereq that has been around forever in LEED.
emily reese moody
Sustainability Director, Certifications & ComplianceJacobs
LEEDuser Expert
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May 13, 2022 - 7:19 pm
Related, I asked LEED Coach about the signage language; we had a project that was also doing Fitwel, which has slightly different signage requirements. This is what was deemed acceptable from both sides to cover all potential things being smoked:
"All tobacco use and smoking prohibited within 25 feet of building"