Does anyone know if multi-occupant spaces such as exhibit spaces or lecture rooms without occupant control can be exempted from this credit?
It seems that this credit addresses only the typical office use.
We have a LEED-CI project with several of these highly controlled rooms where we cannot give visitors controls over lighting.
Lauren Sparandara
Sustainability ManagerGoogle
LEEDuser Expert
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October 8, 2010 - 5:49 pm
Hi Michele,
It's true that LEED was originally designed for office spaces and it doesn't always play nicely with other kinds of project types. That being said, I'd take a peek at LEED for Schools because it sounds like you have a similar situation where it makes sense for certain people to have access to controls but not all. For instance, LEED for schools states that classrooms need to provide a lighting system that operates in at least 2 modes: general illumination and A/V. Do your exhibit spaces have multiple control capabilities?
I'd submit a narrative describing the role of these highly controlled rooms and describe how certain indiduals are in charge of the controls. Stress how many control settings exist for the few that can control them.
Good luck.
Lauren
Danuta Drozdowicz
PrincipalContext Green
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October 18, 2010 - 9:30 pm
Documented this for a student center on a college campus where only the facilities personnel - not the students - had access to the lighting controls and there was no problem. There were variable settings via controls.