are entries from outdoor atria or open-air courtyards with no exits considered as entryways that require 10' enrtyway mats as well?
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Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
11477 thumbs up
July 24, 2010 - 1:06 am
Since the credit language refers to "public entry points" I would assume that an internal courtyard would not be subject to the requirements.
Jason Franken
Sustainability ProfessionalLEEDuser Expert
608 thumbs up
August 10, 2010 - 5:16 pm
I would recommend caution here since the intent of the credit is reduce/prevent the amount of particulate matter that is tracked into a building's interior on the occupants' shoes. If your open-air courtyard features landscaping, soil, gravel or any other type of material that could be carried into the building on a regular basis, I'd say that it would be important to have entryway mats at those building entrances. The key point here is that people are entering the building interior at these locations. "Public entry point" simply means that the entryway is not a private entrance used by a single individual or family; if these courtyards are accessible to any of your building occupants, they would be considered public entry points.
Pablo Fortunato Suarez
Principal ESD Consultant/ArchitectGreenArc Sustainable Building & Architecture
253 thumbs up
August 11, 2010 - 1:38 pm
Thank you Tristan and Jason. Regards