The credit language reads all "occupied spaces." Is that really the intent? Or is it all "REGULARLY occupied" spaces?
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sam Alfassy
CEOWAWA- green building consultancy
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November 24, 2020 - 4:56 pm
Martha, did you (or anyone else here) manage to get clarification? We have a project in which all occupied spaces comply except for a data center, which is not regularly occupied space as workers are not there except for 15 minute durations (and they are required to wear protective equipment for ears, etc.).
Martha Norbeck
PresidentC-Wise Design and Consulting
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February 3, 2022 - 9:03 pm
No answer Sam. However, if you have a space where ear protection is required, I feel it's reasonable to write a narrative under Special Circumstances. Credit requirements are crafted for common circumstances, and what you describe exceeds a common circumstance.
Adam Paul
Senior AssociateLongman Lindsey
LEEDuser Expert
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April 20, 2022 - 1:35 pm
Hi Martha & Sam,
"Occupied spaces" refers to regularly occupied spaces such as offices, conference rooms, phone rooms, etc.
Dionisio Franca
DirectorWoonerf Inc.
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April 5, 2023 - 10:58 pm
Adam,
That would make sense, but the definitions are:
occupied space Link to this term
enclosed space intended for human activities, excluding those spaces that are intended primarily for other purposes, such as storage rooms and equipment rooms, and that are only occupied occasionally and for short periods of time. Occupied spaces are further classified as regularly occupied or nonregularly occupied spaces based on the duration of the occupancy, individual or multioccupant based on the quantity of occupants, and densely or nondensely occupied spaces based on the concentration of occupants in the space.