Hello,
RE: IEQ Credit 5 - Indoor Chemical & Pollutant Source Control
We are dealing with a project that seeks to obtain the credit above.
The design team is willing to specify a permanent entryway system for all regularly used entrances, but faces a space issue, as the entrance door is right on the public sidewalks, and the lobby room depth (i.e. from entrance door to elevators) is less than 10 feet. Therefore the permanent entryway system cannot be 10 feet long.
Did any of you encounter such an issue before ? Do you think that the USGBC will accept a permanent entryway system less than 10 feet given the circumstances ?
Many thanks for your feedback
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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April 21, 2010 - 11:13 am
George, I would be curious if anyone else has had a different experience, but I very much doubt that you could earn this credit with a system less than 10 feet.The only possibility I can think of is that if you are using LEED-CS v2.0 (an earlier version), the requirement is only for 6 feet.
Thorn Grafton
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December 22, 2010 - 3:00 pm
From your description it would seem one recourse might be to include the entryway mat flooring into the elevator, assuming the combined depth would be 10' (and would USGBC count to the middle or to the back of the elevator - anybody's guess). Also - the elevators might not be the only way into the building - the path to stairs or a first floor room would have to be covered. Another option would be to get the city to accept a small portion of a recessed mat on the city sidewalk, so the total was 10'.