Quality Views in Non-Regularly Occupied Spaces

My recent office project is designed with plenty of non-regularly occupied spaces for employees taking short breaks (e.g. meditation area & cafe) at locations with excellent view to outdoor. Therefore, my project has no problem in achieving this pilot credit. 

I think this question is very thought-provoking. If we consider IT server rooms, printing rooms, mother's rooms, and other non-regularly occupied spaces it is difficult to truly dedicate glazing and associated quality views to those secondary spaces. If we consider a mother's room which needs visual and acoustic privacy, requiring quality views to this space may be counterproductive.

I agree that I don't think this credit would make sense as a prerequisite. For some building types, it would be difficult to provide the non-regularly occupied spaces with quality views. Additionally, providing vision glazing for some non-regularly occupied spaces on the perimeter of the building could also allow vision into the space from outside of the building which can cause concerns related to aesthetics but also privacy. An open office building has a much easier path to achievement than some other building types.

I could see this credit combined with the Quality Views in regularly occupied spaces credit, allowing project teams to earn 1 or 2 points. Our project team pursued this credit because we successfully pursued the Quality Views in regularly occupied spaces credit and therefore had a lot of the work done and just needed to assess for the non-regularly occupied spaces.

I also agree that this credit wouldn't make sense has a prerequisite as I think it would be difficult for certain building types to comply with.  I do agree with Kim that it would make more sense to combine with the Quality Views credit for an additional point.

Combining credits requirements or making this an exemplary performance is a great idea, makes much more sense than a prerequisite.

I agree with Kim Sosalla-Bhar.

It would be interesting to see this as an option for credit achievement or as an Exemplary Performance option as having Quality views in non-regularly occupied spaces, more transient spaces (ie. cooridors, elevator lobbies, etc.) can positively add to an occupants experience in a space and should be encouraged!   

My hunch is the question about the feasibility of meeting the requirements if the pilot credit was a pre-requisite may be a standard question in all the surveys. Since achieving the Views credit in *regularly* occupied spaces is hard enough (I read only 55-65% of v2009 projects earned it, and v4 is a bit harder) it's harder to imagine making views for *non*-regularly occupied spaces, (mostly the support spaces  typically near the core) a pre-requisite... 

Even the standard Quality Views credit is not a prerequisite, so I see no reason to making this credit a prerequisite.  I agree with David that this portion of the survey is a standard question for all pilot credits.  I would prefer to see this as an exemplary performance option for the regular Quality Views credit.

I also like that idea - an additional point over a prerequisite. The hard part, is some areas (bathrooms, Mothers Rooms, Wellness rooms, etc) that are considered 'non-regularly occupied' would not benefit from views. There may need to be further clarification/delineation in those areas for the credit to move forward. 

I agree with those who say that it is not appropriate requiring this credit as a prerequisite because I think, although is achievable in most of the projects in which we collaborate, in some projects compliance may not be feasible, for instance projects with non-regularly occupied spaces in basements

What are the places which consider non-regularly occupied spaces?

I am working on a multiresidential project on a college campus that has some nonregularly occupied space, mainly as corridors and storage space. The problem with the former is that windows at the end of hallways are narrow, and the area that meets the quality view requirements is small. While the view requirements are feasible in commonly occupied areas, they would have to be altered or more lax to accomodate for rooms designed for privacy as mentioned above.

I agree that this will not make much sense as a prerequisite.  The non-regularly occupied spaces (IT rooms / store rooms etc) are deliberately viewless. 

I agree, most buildings I work on would be able to meet this threshold as a prerequisite. However, I think a better understanding of applicable space types would be nice as USGBC's list is outdated to new construction spaces we are seeing.