Excluding Kitchens in Regularly Occupied Spaces

Yes, as outlined on page 404 of the 'LEED Green Building Design and Construction Reference Guide, 2009 Edition' both gyms and kitchens/cafeterias are considered Regularly Occupied Core Learning Spaces (gym) and Regularly Occupied nonlearning spaces that are used by occupants for 1 or more hours per day to perform work-related activities (kitchen/cafeteria). It appears exceptions would be evaluated on a case-by-case basis only for "spaces with atypical uses or those in which the strategies required for compliance may compromise the function of the space."