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Retail-CI-v4 EQp2:Environmental Tobacco Smoke Control

No smoking signage refused due to heritage building

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Joanna Peacock
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Eight Associates
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This project is located on Regent Street, which is a very famous, historical shopping street in London. Due to the heritage nature, the design guidelines for the facade of all stores along this street are very strict. For this reason, the landlord is unable to install no smoking signage at the entrance. In addition, smoking is prohibited indoors across the whole of the UK too. I’ve found LEED Interpretation ID #10435 however this does not help as the landlord has refused to install signage at the tenant entrance. With this in mind, can an exception be granted here and if so, what documentation would be adequate to demonstrate credit compliance?

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Trista Brown
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Wed, 01/18/2017 - 17:10

Hi Joanna, unfortunately there's no exception to the no smoking signage requirements, even for retail / tenant entrances and historic buildings. (Alarmed emergency exists are the only ones that can get away with not having signage). Some buildings with glass doors use decals since they're less intrusive than metal signage. Maybe this is an option you can discuss with the landlord.
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Tristan Roberts
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Wed, 01/18/2017 - 18:38

For reference, LI #10435 states:"If the landlord is unwilling to post signage within 10 feet (3 meters) of all building entrances, the project may alternatively post signage at the entrance to the project (tenant) space. The project must demonstrate that a request to have exterior signage posted at all building entrances was made and the landlord refused to accommodate the request."I agree that it doesn't help you here, but it is a good Interpretation to be aware of.

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