We submitted a project for review on a campus which prohibits smoking both in the building and the entire campus site. We provided the campus policy as well the campus poster indicating the policy. Our review comments were: '...the drawings / photographs confirming signage system communicating the exterior smoking policy have not been provided as required. Note that a campus policy is insufficient to achieve this prerequisite. Signage must be provided to communicate the building smoking policy to all occupants, visitors, and passersby, including those individuals who may be unfamiliar with the policy.' Since smoking is prohibited everywhere on the campus, will no-smoking signage on the building entry doors satisfy this requirement?

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Jennifer Berthelot-Jelovic

President & CEO

A SustainAble Production

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Mon, 12/02/2013 - 22:54

We just had the same thing happen on a response we received from GBCI. The entire property is no smoking. We have signs all over the building exterior, at every entrance stating, "No Smoking On Property". We have marked up our plans to show this signage and received the following technical advice, "Please provide documentation of the exterior signage system communicating the non-smoking policy. Ensure that the documentation indicates that smoking is prohibited on-site or within 25 feet of all entries, outdoor air intakes, and operable windows." Can anyone tell me what else GBCI is looking for? I have submitted this same documentation for numerous other projects and never had an issue.

Susan Walter

HDR

LEEDuser Expert

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Mon, 12/02/2013 - 23:04

I have had to document the signage was posted on the exterior portions of the campus and on the interior of the building. This was in addition to a policy letter. I took photos from my car (felt like a weird signage stalker) of the exterior campus entry signs, signs on the exterior doors and the ones inside where people have been caught trying to sneak a cig.

Mallory Schaus

Energy Engineer

Primera Engineers

LEEDuser Basic Member

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Mon, 12/02/2013 - 23:13

USGBC typically requires actual photographs of the signage. It isn't enough to indicate where they are located on plans; rather, documentation should include detail drawings of the signs (if not yet constructed) or photographs of the actual signage, to demonstrate that they meet all requirements. The reason they won't allow an all-campus policy to meet the requirement is that if someone were to visit the campus (non-student or staff), they would need to be informed visually of the smoking restrictions.

Heather DeGrella

Sustainable Design Director, Associate Principal

Opsis Architecture

LEEDuser Premium Member

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Thu, 03/06/2014 - 00:18

Hi Jennifer and Deb, What happened with your projects regarding signage on the exterior doors? Was that accepted? Or were you required to have additional exterior signage?

Deborah Ebersole

Principal

Studio D Consulting + Design

LEEDuser Basic Member

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Thu, 03/06/2014 - 15:06

Heather, We added signage at both of the exterior doors and at the building windows that were located along the adjacent walk path. We supplied the graphic and photos of the signage in place and the point was approved.

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