Has anyone had success in excluding kitchens from IEQ 8.2 Views? It's listed on page 404 as an "Other Regularly Occupied Space", but with all the equipment, etc in that space, there aren't any under-utilized walls to put in a window for vision (we do have some minimal clerestory windows) and we are held to a very tight square footage. Including the kitchen and gym in the count (with no vision glass) completely kills the credit.
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Carlie Bullock-Jones
PrincipalEcoworks Studio
LEEDuser Expert
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October 8, 2010 - 1:42 pm
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."