We have a mixed use building major renovation on a Government site. There are shops and maintenance areas, some that have unique exhaust systems. Our designer has addressed these requirements. There are also a number of meeting rooms, office space of varying size from single senior staff as well as rooms with anywhere from 3 to 30 staff. No contract information was provided regarding walk-off mats or printers. During design, our client provided the following:
Walk-off mats:
1. Our client determined that our recessed walk-off grills should not be longer than 6 ft. To meet the requirement for this credit, can we add 4 ft of roll-off mats?
2. Additionally, the documentation requirements are that we provide the maintenance requirements for the roll-off mats (i.e. a minimum of weekly cleaning). Do we also have to provide documentation from our client that they have a contract to clean the mats weekly?
Low-volume printers:
1. Client indicates they will install low volume, convenience printers in areas designated for office workers supporting shops in our building and other shops in a industrial type area. These printers would be purchased under a separate contract. No further guidance was provided. Our designer has provided suggested locations in his design, providing one convenience printer per every 15-30 desks, but this is not part of his design requirements. The client has approved his design which shows the suggested convenience printer locations. Do we need to wait for the client to purchase printers or use the suggested locations provided in design?
Dylan Connelly
Mechanical EngineerIntegral Group
LEEDuser Expert
472 thumbs up
October 9, 2015 - 2:14 pm
Regarding low-volume printers - no you don't need to wait for them to be purchased. LEED is a design tool and you are indicating your design intent on most credits.
Deborah Locklair
October 9, 2015 - 2:23 pm
That answer sure does make my life easier, thanks!