I have a couple of questions:
We have a hotel project with 80 villas that are grouped into building blocks of 4 and 6. Would we have to take measurements for each individual villa or could we use the measurements for one villa and duplicate it over the other ones in it's block?
Would a butler pantry count as a regularly occupied space? The butler would be in there only part of the time for housecleaning and to prepare simple meals.
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TODD REED
Energy Program SpecialistPA DMVA
LEEDuser Expert
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July 18, 2014 - 9:42 am
The only way i see being able to measure one and use it for all others is if they are all orientated the same way and there is nothing surrounding them such as trees or buildings. You would have to have a clear narrative on using this method and clearly demonstrate that there is nothing effecting the daylight distribution of any of the villas.
If it were just a pantry, just storage, then it could be excluded. However, you state that the preparation of meals will occur in the pantry. As noted in the regularly occupied space matrix dated October 2013, residential kitchens must be included as regularly occupied. Hotel guest rooms fall under the residential category. I'm not exactly clear as to what is in this pantry. If there is a stove and refrigerator then there is no getting around this. However, if the preparation of meals in this space is just the butler making a sandwich on a counter and there are no food preparation appliances in the space. Then you could argue that it is not a true kitchen and could be excluded.