For an extension of an excisting airport that is possible LEED certified, the client desires interior smoking areas to prevent 'illegal' smoking inside the airport. This illegal smoking leads to nuisance for the airport employees and visitors.
Concerning this buildingtype, are there possible interpretation about the prerequisite Environmental Tobacco smoke control for aiports? Perhaps that internal smkoing areas can be designed, that are (demostrated) compartmentalized to prevend excessive leakage between units?
thank you in advance.
Kind regards,
Ydo Schuuring
Chris Edmonds
Sustainability CoordinatorWSP Built Ecology
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June 7, 2017 - 5:01 pm
Hi Ydo,
Unlike LEED v2009, LEED v4 gives no way around the indoor smoking ban. While it is possible to create smoking areas at least 25 feet from entrances outside the airport, v4 does not allow designated smoking areas indoors. At present, there are no addenda that allow for exceptions.
Hope this helps!
Tee Howard
ArchitectREC
November 15, 2017 - 11:50 pm
We are currently working on an Airport Project and would like to pursue LEED certification. As a LEED AP, I understand that for the EQp2, there must be no smoking within the building under any conditions. And Outside the building, smoking is prohibited except in designated smoking areas located at least 25 ft from all entries, etc.
The situation is: The Airport Operator Prohibits smoking in public and would like to have an enclosed space for Meeters and Greeters (of arriving passengers) where they can smoke. They did not specifically say this is mechanicall ventilated; nonetheless we are assuming that it will be. We are also assuming that this would be a small shed-like structure built on the curbside of the main Terminal facility since meeters and greeters are not allowed inside said terminal.
The question is: How do we go about this contradiction? Can this be an exception? The small "smoking kiosk" is on the curbside and outside the airport facility, but will be mechanically ventilated.
Hope to hear from someone.