I am working on a LEED v4 NC project which is a department within a college campus. The entire campus has a no smoking policy that prohibits smoking anywhere within campus boundaries and have no dedicated smoking zones either. Does the project still need no smoking signage within 10 feet of all building entrances?
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Emily Purcell
Sustainable Design LeadCannonDesign
LEEDuser Expert
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January 18, 2019 - 4:27 pm
I had this come up on a recent project. The resolution there was, you do not need building-specific signage. However, you should demonstrate that building users will see campus-level signage communicating the policy. What we provided (and was accepted in the review) was photos of "non-smoking campus" signage that the university installed at the campus boundary and a campus map showing that the project was located inside that boundary.
Renee Shirey
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March 4, 2020 - 4:11 pm
Emily, did you have to show WHERE the campus signage was located? Considering the requirement to have building-specific signage at every building entry, did the reviewer require the same level of compliance for a campus? I'm wondering how far we would have to go, if it was a campus that was set within a city/town and not on an isolated campus. The university owns the land, but the roads are the cities. Example: Signage located at every point a vehicle could drive into the campus AND signage at every point a pedestrian could walk inward into the block of campus property. Any thoughts?
Emily Purcell
Sustainable Design LeadCannonDesign
LEEDuser Expert
370 thumbs up
March 4, 2020 - 4:46 pm
That was pretty much our situation (UIC in Chicago) I included photos of the signage and wrote that it was installed at campus entry points facing public streets. It's not at every single intersection between a public sidewalk and a campus sidewalk, but at places like street corners, bus stops, and big public buildings like the arena. I provided a campus map showing that our project was well within the campus boundary on 3 sides and pointed to the approximate location where new signage would be installed on the 4th side where a pedestrian bridge connects to the train station. The university was doing some unrelated work on the bridge, so we didn't know where exactly they would end up installing the signage at our design phase and couldn't show a photo of it. But the map + photos seemed to be enough to show that a person entering the building would have passed by a no smoking sign.
Dione Bailey
February 4, 2022 - 2:13 pm
The project I'm on is in NYC and they need clarity on the wording for signage as well as location. "No smoking on campus" at all entry doors is alright then?