Thank you Todd for answering my previous question- Now I have another one.
I am working on a fraternity building that has a large basement multipurpose space devoted to chapter activities, special events etc.
I looked through the IEQ Space Matrix and the closest space that I could find was student activity room which was marked as regularly occupied. However, it seems that since this space is in the basement and will probably only be used at most a few time a week- it could be considered not regularly occupied. Please advise-
TODD REED
Energy Program SpecialistPA DMVA
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April 26, 2013 - 3:47 pm
I kind of laughed to myself when i first read "the basement space in a fraternity house" and I just began reminiscing about how that space was used.
Looking at the most recent regularly occupied space matrix, April 2103, this space could be considered a lounge, student activity room, or a living space. All these spaces are considered regularly occupied and should be included. Trying to justify it as not being regularly occupied based on a statement of being used a few times a week is not sufficient enough for exclusion.
If you can show that the space is not used for at least 1 hr daily by someone for some form of activity, then maybe. But if the space is left open all the time to be used by the members, for other uses outside of fraternity house business along with normal activities, then it needs to be included as regularly occupied.